有早知，冇乞兒

有早知，冇乞兒

Chinese

		to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be	to know earlier; foresight; foreknowledge to know earlier; foresight; foreknowledge; precognition		not have (dialectal)	beggar
trad. (有早知，冇乞兒)		有	早知	，	冇	乞兒
simp. (有早知，冇乞儿)		有	早知	，	冇	乞儿
alternative forms		有早知冇乞兒／有早知冇乞儿

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jau⁵ zou² zi¹, mou⁵ hat¹ ji^4-1

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jau⁵ zou² zi¹, mou⁵ hat¹ ji^4-1
    • Yale: yáuh jóu jī, móuh hāt yī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jau⁵ dzou² dzi¹, mou⁵ hat⁷ ji^4-1
    • Guangdong Romanization: yeo⁵ zou² ji¹, mou⁵ hed¹ yi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯¹³ t͡sou̯³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ mou̯¹³ hɐt̚⁵ jiː²¹⁻⁵⁵/

Proverb

有早知，冇乞兒

1. (Cantonese) If everyone had accurate foresight, nobody would fail; hindsight is 20/20