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生娘唔大養娘大 (saang1 noeng4 m4 daai6 joeng5 noeng4 daai6) — foster parents are to be honoured more than natural parents in Cantonese

saangˉ¹生noengˎ₄娘mˎ₄唔daaiˍ₆大joengˏ₅養noengˎ₄娘daaiˍ₆大
简 生娘唔大养娘大
Mandarin Pinyin: sheng1 niang2 wu2 da4 yang3 niang2 da4

Meaning of 生娘唔大養娘大

nounfoster parents are to be honoured more than natural parents

Characters in 生娘唔大養娘大

生saang1
unripe; uncooked; raw
唔m4
not; no | [華] 不
大daai6
a Chinese family name
養joeng5
rest; convalesce; recuperate

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