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過咗海就係神仙 (gwo2 zo2 hoi2 zau6 hai6 san4 sin1) — to not care about what method is used to reach the target in Cantonese

gwoˊ²過zoˊ²咗hoiˊ²海zauˍ₆就haiˍ₆係sanˎ₄神sinˉ¹仙
简 过咗海就系神仙
Mandarin Pinyin: guo4 zuo5 hai3 jiu4 xi4 shen2 xian1

Meaning of 過咗海就係神仙

nounto not care about what method is used to reach the target
nounwhatever's done cannot be undone (slang)

Example Sentences with 過咗海就係神仙

gwo˗₃過zoˊ²咗hoiˊ²海zauˍ₆就haiˍ₆係sanˎ₄神sinˉ¹仙
Once you've crossed the sea, you can be an immortal (meaning: once you've overcome a major obstacle, everything else is easy).
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Characters in 過咗海就係神仙

過gwo3
pass; cross; walk
咗zo2
already; (particle marking perfective aspect or continuous state), same as 著.
海hoi2
a Chinese family name
就zau6
right away; at once; thereupon
係hai6
to be; is; are
神san4
abnormal; damaged; out of order
仙sin1
immortal; celestial talent or heavenly beauty (often used as modifier, in praise of)

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