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在家千日好,出外一時難 (zoi6 gaa1 cin1 jat6 hou2 ceot1 ngoi6 jat1 si4 naan4) — When travelling away, difficulties can occur. in Cantonese

zoiˍ₆在gaaˉ¹家cinˉ¹千jatˍ₆日houˊ²好,ceotˉ¹出ngoiˍ₆外jatˉ¹一siˎ₄時naanˎ₄難
简 在家千日好,出外一时难
Mandarin Pinyin: zai4 jia1 qian1 ri4 hao3 chu1 wai4 yi4 shi2 nan2

Meaning of 在家千日好,出外一時難

nounWhen travelling away, difficulties can occur.
nounA thousand days at home pass smoothly, a day away is beset with problems:

Characters in 在家千日好,出外一時難

在zoi6
be alive; living; be present; exist
家gaa1
classifier for firms or other enterprises
千cin1
card cheat; swindler [v] cheat at cards; swindle
日jat6
day; daytime
好hou2
well; all right; okay
出ceot1
go out; come out
外ngoi6
outside; outer; external | [Ant] 內
一jat1
one; a; an; the
時si4
fashionable
難naan4
unpleasant; bad; offensive

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