"魚唔過塘唔肥" meaning in Chinese

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Proverb

IPA: /jyː²¹⁻³⁵ m̩²¹ kʷɔː³³ tʰɔːŋ²¹ m̩²¹ fei̯²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /jyː²¹⁻³⁵ m̩²¹ kʷɔː³³ tʰɔːŋ²¹ m̩²¹ fei̯²¹/ Chinese transliterations: jyu⁴⁻² m⁴ gwo³ tong⁴ m⁴ fei⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], yú m̀h gwo tòhng m̀h fèih [Cantonese, Yale], jy⁴⁻² m⁴ gwo³ tong⁴ m⁴ fei⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], yu⁴⁻² m⁴ guo³ tong⁴ m⁴ féi⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 鱼唔过塘唔肥
Head templates: {{head|zh|proverb}} 魚唔過塘唔肥
  1. (Cantonese) Having a new job may bring more benefits (e.g. salary) than staying at the same employer. Tags: Cantonese
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