長命工夫長命做
Chinese
long-lived; longevous | time and effort taken to perform a task; work | long-lived; longevous | to do; to make; to produce | ||
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trad. (長命工夫長命做) | 長命 | 工夫 | 長命 | 做 | |
simp. (长命工夫长命做) | 长命 | 工夫 | 长命 | 做 | |
Literally: “long-lasting tasks, one is long-lived to complete them”. |
Pronunciation
Proverb
長命工夫長命做
- (Cantonese) for tasks that take a long time to complete, one should do them slowly