"風水佬呃你十年八年" meaning in Chinese

See 風水佬呃你十年八年 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /fʊŋ⁵⁵ sɵy̯³⁵ lou̯³⁵ ŋaːk̚⁵ nei̯¹³ sɐp̚² niːn²¹ paːt̚³ niːn²¹/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA] Forms: 风水佬呃你十年八年 [Simplified-Chinese]
Etymology: Because it takes quite a long time for the supposed effects in fengshui to become apparent, it is said that a fengshui master can fool or scam his or her clients for many years before they realize it. Head templates: {{head|zh|phrase}} 風水佬呃你十年八年, {{tlb|zh|Cantonese}} (Cantonese)
  1. Used to express that one is telling the truth Tags: Cantonese
    Sense id: en-風水佬呃你十年八年-zh-phrase-2YPmS~z- Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese proverbs, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of Chinese proverbs: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 77 23

Proverb

IPA: /fʊŋ⁵⁵ sɵy̯³⁵ lou̯³⁵ ŋaːk̚⁵ nei̯¹³ sɐp̚² niːn²¹ paːt̚³ niːn²¹/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA] Forms: 风水佬呃你十年八年 [Simplified-Chinese]
Etymology: Because it takes quite a long time for the supposed effects in fengshui to become apparent, it is said that a fengshui master can fool or scam his or her clients for many years before they realize it. Head templates: {{head|zh|proverb}} 風水佬呃你十年八年, {{tlb|zh|Cantonese}} (Cantonese)
  1. A fengshui master can fool or scam you for many years (e.g. around ten years) Tags: Cantonese
    Sense id: en-風水佬呃你十年八年-zh-proverb-AUs7RSTM
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          "fool",
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  "sounds": [
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      "zh_pron": "fung¹ seoi² lou² ngaak¹ nei⁵ sap⁶ nin⁴ baat³ nin⁴"
    },
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      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "fung¹ seoi² lou² ngaak¹ nei⁵ sap⁶ nin⁴ baat³ nin⁴"
    },
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        "Hong Kong"
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      "zh_pron": "fūng séui lóu ngāak néih sahp nìhn baat nìhn"
    },
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      ],
      "zh_pron": "fung¹ soey² lou² ngaak⁷ nei⁵ sap⁹ nin⁴ baat⁸ nin⁴"
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      ],
      "zh_pron": "fung¹ sêu² lou² ngag¹ néi⁵ seb⁶ nin⁴ bad³ nin⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fʊŋ⁵⁵ sɵy̯³⁵ lou̯³⁵ ŋaːk̚⁵ nei̯¹³ sɐp̚² niːn²¹ paːt̚³ niːn²¹/",
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}

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      "zh_pron": "fung¹ sêu² lou² ngag¹ néi⁵ seb⁶ nin⁴ bad³ nin⁴"
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      "zh_pron": "fung¹ soey² lou² ngaak⁷ nei⁵ sap⁹ nin⁴ baat⁸ nin⁴"
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      "zh_pron": "fung¹ sêu² lou² ngag¹ néi⁵ seb⁶ nin⁴ bad³ nin⁴"
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