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過咗海就神仙 (gwo3 zo2 hoi2 zau6 san4 sin1) — a phrase to say that everything will be plain sailing after completing a certain task / passing through a certain stage; to do a slipshod job of something and trying to pass it off as done; to try and pass something off by deceptive means in Cantonese

gwo˗₃過zoˊ²咗hoiˊ²海zauˍ₆就sanˎ₄神sinˉ¹仙
简 过咗海就神仙
Mandarin Pinyin: guo4 zuo5 hai3 jiu4 shen2 xian5

Meaning of 過咗海就神仙

nouna phrase to say that everything will be plain sailing after completing a certain task / passing through a certain stage; to do a slipshod job of something and trying to pass it off as done; to try and pass something off by deceptive means

Characters in 過咗海就神仙

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
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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