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手掌又係肉，手背又係肉 (sau2 zoeng2 jau6 hai6 juk6,sau2 bui3 jau6 hai6 juk6) — difficulties on both sides in Cantonese

sauˊ²手zoengˊ²掌jauˍ₆又haiˍ₆係juk6,sau2肉，bui˗₃手jauˍ₆背haiˍ₆又jukˍ₆係肉
简 手掌又系肉，手背又系肉
Mandarin Pinyin: shou3 zhang3 you4 xi4 rou4 ， shou3 bei4 you4 xi4 rou4

Meaning of 手掌又係肉，手背又係肉

noundifficulties on both sides

Characters in 手掌又係肉，手背又係肉

手sau2
handy, portable; handwritten
掌zoeng2
stand; bear
又jau6
and (used in a mixed fraction such as one and three fourths)
係hai6
to be; is; are
肉juk6
flesh and blood; dearest (as owns children)
背bui3
back on(to); with the back towards | ant. 向

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