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少年得志大不幸 (siu3 nin4 dak1 zi3 daai6 bat1 hang6) — it is a great misfortune for a young person taste success too early in Cantonese

siu˗₃少ninˎ₄年dakˉ¹得zi˗₃志daaiˍ₆大batˉ¹不hangˍ₆幸
Mandarin Pinyin: shao4 nian2 de2 zhi4 da4 bu2 xing4

Meaning of 少年得志大不幸

nounit is a great misfortune for a young person taste success too early

Characters in 少年得志大不幸

少siu2
be missing; lose
年nin4
year
得dak1
be satisfied/complacent
志zi3
make up one's mind to pursue some object; be bent on doing something
大daai6
a Chinese family name
不bat1
not; no; un-
幸hang6
hopefully; kindly; expectantly

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