你做初一,我做十五 (nei5 zou6 co1 jat1 ngo5 zou6 sap6 ng5) — (idiom) tit-for-tat; an eye for an eye in Cantonese

neiˏ₅zouˍ₆coˉ¹jatˉ¹ngoˏ₅zouˍ₆sapˍ₆ngˏ₅
Mandarin Pinyin: ni3 zuo4 chu1 yi1 , wo3 zuo4 shi2 wu3

Meaning of 你做初一,我做十五

noun(idiom) tit-for-tat; an eye for an eye
nountit for tat; eye for an eye
idiomYou do the first day, I do the fifteenth; each doing their own thing, not cooperating.
idiomEach minding their own business; going their separate ways.
idiomA state of mutual indifference or non-interference.
idiomYou do the first day of the month, I do the fifteenth; tit for tat, an eye for an eye.

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