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唔怕一萬，至怕萬一 (m4 pa3 jat1 maan6, zi3 paa3 maan6 jat1) — one should no be worried about commonality, rather contingency in Cantonese

mˎ₄唔pa˗₃怕jatˉ¹一maan6,萬，zi˗₃至paa˗₃怕maanˍ₆萬jatˉ¹一
简 唔怕一万，至怕万一
Mandarin Pinyin: wu2 pa4 yi1 wan4, zhi4 pa4 wan4 yi1

Meaning of 唔怕一萬，至怕萬一

nounone should no be worried about commonality, rather contingency
idiomDon't fear 10,000 things, but fear the one-in-ten-thousand chance.

Characters in 唔怕一萬，至怕萬一

唔m4
not; no | [華] 不
怕paa3
perhaps; maybe; I am afraid; I suppose
一jat1
one; a; an; the
萬maan6
a Chinese family name
至zi3
reach (destination); arrive at

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