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揸頸就命 (zaa1 geng2 zau6 meng6) — yield to one's circumstances; temporarily bear with; give into to one's fate; reluctantly accept one's lot in Cantonese

zaaˉ¹揸gengˊ²頸zauˍ₆就mengˍ₆命
简 揸颈就命
Mandarin Pinyin: zha1 jing3 jiu4 ming4

Meaning of 揸頸就命

nounyield to one's circumstances; temporarily bear with; give into to one's fate; reluctantly accept one's lot
noun(slang) to endure difficult circumstances because someone is ill-fated; to swallow an insult

Characters in 揸頸就命

揸zaa1
(Cantonese) to hold
頸geng2
neck; neck-shaped thing | [國] 脖
就zau6
right away; at once; thereupon
命ming6
assign (a name, title, etc)

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