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行行出狀元 (hong4 hong4 ceot1 zong6 jyun4) — there are successful persons in every trade or profession (and one can distinguish himself for that reason) in Cantonese

hongˎ₄行hongˎ₄行ceotˉ¹出zongˍ₆狀jyunˎ₄元
简 行行出状元
Mandarin Pinyin: hang2 hang2 chu1 zhuang4 yuan2

Meaning of 行行出狀元

nounthere are successful persons in every trade or profession (and one can distinguish himself for that reason)

Characters in 行行出狀元

行hang4 haang4
line; row
出ceot1
go out; come out
狀zong6
certificate; warrant; record
元jyun4
60 years (Chinese astrology)

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