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不怕一萬,只怕萬一 (bat1 paa3 jat1 maan6，zi2 paa3 maan6 jat1) — one should no be worried about commonality, rather contingency in Cantonese

batˉ¹不paa˗₃怕jatˉ¹一maan6，zi2萬,paa˗₃只maanˍ₆怕jatˉ¹萬一
简 不怕一万,只怕万一
Mandarin Pinyin: bu2 pa4 yi2 wan4, zhi3 pa4 wan4 yi1

Meaning of 不怕一萬,只怕萬一

nounone should no be worried about commonality, rather contingency

Characters in 不怕一萬,只怕萬一

不bat1
not; no; un-
怕paa3
perhaps; maybe; I am afraid; I suppose
一jat1
one; a; an; the
萬maan6
a Chinese family name
只zi2
only; merely; just; but; simply; yet

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