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唔做中唔做保唔做媒人三代好 (m4 zou6 zung1 m4 zou6 bou2 m4 zou6 mui4 jan2 saam1 doi6 hou2) — don't ever be a middleman, a guarantor or a matchmaker if you don't want trouble in the future; do not meddle with other people's affairs if you don't want any headaches in the future [colloquial] in Cantonese

mˎ₄唔zouˍ₆做zungˉ¹中mˎ₄唔zouˍ₆做bouˊ²保mˎ₄唔zouˍ₆做muiˎ₄媒janˊ²人saamˉ¹三doiˍ₆代houˊ²好
Mandarin Pinyin: wu2 zuo4 zhong1 wu2 zuo4 bao3 wu2 zuo4mei2 ren2 san1dai4 hao3

Meaning of 唔做中唔做保唔做媒人三代好

noundon't ever be a middleman, a guarantor or a matchmaker if you don't want trouble in the future; do not meddle with other people's affairs if you don't want any headaches in the future [colloquial]

Characters in 唔做中唔做保唔做媒人三代好

唔m4
not; no | [華] 不
做zou6
enter (a profession)
中zung1
shortened form of China
保bou2
be responsible; guarantee; insure
媒mui4
medium; intermediary; vehicle
人jan4
manpower; staff; human resources
三saam1
three; third; thrice
代doi6
generation
好hou2
well; all right; okay

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