See 唔怕生壞命，最怕改壞名 on Wiktionary
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"literal_meaning": "fear not born to be unlucky, but fear most for giving one a bad name",
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"(Cantonese) Giving a bad name to a child may affect his/her fate"
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"zh_pron": "m⁴ paa³ saang¹ waai⁶ meng⁶"
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"zh_pron": "zeoi³ paa³ goi² waai⁶ meng⁴⁻²"
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"zh_pron": "m̀h pa sāang waaih mehng"
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"zh_pron": "jeui pa gói waaih méng"
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"zh_pron": "m⁴ paa³ saang¹ waai⁶ meng⁶"
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"zh_pron": "dzoey³ paa³ goi² waai⁶ meng⁴⁻²"
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"zh_pron": "m⁴ pa³ sang¹ wai⁶ méng⁶"
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"zh_pron": "zêu³ pa³ goi² wai⁶ méng⁴⁻²"
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"ipa": "/m̩²¹ pʰaː³³ saːŋ⁵⁵ waːi̯²² mɛːŋ²² t͡sɵy̯³³ pʰaː³³ kɔːi̯³⁵ waːi̯²² mɛːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/",
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"word": "唔怕生壞命，最怕改壞名"
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"zh_pron": "m⁴ paa³ saang¹ waai⁶ meng⁶"
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"zh_pron": "m̀h pa sāang waaih mehng"
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"zh_pron": "jeui pa gói waaih méng"
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"zh_pron": "dzoey³ paa³ goi² waai⁶ meng⁴⁻²"
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"zh_pron": "m⁴ pa³ sang¹ wai⁶ méng⁶"
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"zh_pron": "zêu³ pa³ goi² wai⁶ méng⁴⁻²"
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"ipa": "/m̩²¹ pʰaː³³ saːŋ⁵⁵ waːi̯²² mɛːŋ²² t͡sɵy̯³³ pʰaː³³ kɔːi̯³⁵ waːi̯²² mɛːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/",
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"word": "唔怕生壞命，最怕改壞名"
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