"high tech揩嘢,low tech撈嘢" meaning in Chinese

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Proverb

IPA: /haːi̯⁵⁵ tʰɛːk̚⁵ haːi̯⁵⁵ jɛː¹³ lou̯⁵⁵ tʰɛːk̚⁵ lou̯⁵⁵ jɛː¹³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /haːi̯⁵⁵ tʰɛːk̚⁵ haːi̯⁵⁵ jɛː¹³ lou̯⁵⁵ tʰɛːk̚⁵ lou̯⁵⁵ jɛː¹³/ Chinese transliterations: haai¹ tek¹ haai¹ je⁵ [Cantonese, Jyutping], lou¹ tek¹ lou¹ je⁵ [Cantonese, Jyutping], hāai tēk hāai yéh [Cantonese, Yale], lōu tēk lōu yéh [Cantonese, Yale], haai¹ tek⁷ haai¹ je⁵ [Cantonese, Pinyin], lou¹ tek⁷ lou¹ je⁵ [Cantonese, Pinyin], hai¹ tég¹ hai¹ yé⁵ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], lou¹ tég¹ lou¹ yé⁵ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: high tech揩嘢,low tech捞嘢
Etymology: Pun on homophonous pairs high vs 揩 (haai1) and low vs 撈/捞 (lou1). Etymology templates: {{zh-m|揩|tr=haai1}} 揩 (haai1), {{zh-m|撈|tr=lou1}} 撈/捞 (lou1) Head templates: {{head|zh|proverb}} high tech揩嘢,low tech撈嘢
  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) high-tech makes one get into troubles, low-tech makes one earn a lot Tags: Cantonese, Hong-Kong
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      "zh-pron": "hai¹ tég¹ hai¹ yé⁵"
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      "zh-pron": "lou¹ tég¹ lou¹ yé⁵"
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      "ipa": "/haːi̯⁵⁵ tʰɛːk̚⁵ haːi̯⁵⁵ jɛː¹³ lou̯⁵⁵ tʰɛːk̚⁵ lou̯⁵⁵ jɛː¹³/",
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      "ipa": "/haːi̯⁵⁵ tʰɛːk̚⁵ haːi̯⁵⁵ jɛː¹³ lou̯⁵⁵ tʰɛːk̚⁵ lou̯⁵⁵ jɛː¹³/"
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