"your face, your fate" meaning in English

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Proverb

Etymology: Calque of Cantonese 你的樣子如何,你的命運也必如何/你的样子如何,你的命运也必如何 (nei⁵ dik¹ joeng⁶ zi² jyu⁴ ho⁴, nei⁵ dik¹ ming⁶ wan⁶ jaa⁵ bit¹ jyu⁴ ho⁴, “And as thy face, so shall thy fate be”), modified from a verse in the Bible 你的日子如何,你的力量也必如何 (“And as thy days, so shall thy strength be”). Etymology templates: {{calque|en|yue|你的樣子如何,你的命運也必如何||And as thy face, so shall thy fate be}} Calque of Cantonese 你的樣子如何,你的命運也必如何/你的样子如何,你的命运也必如何 (nei⁵ dik¹ joeng⁶ zi² jyu⁴ ho⁴, nei⁵ dik¹ ming⁶ wan⁶ jaa⁵ bit¹ jyu⁴ ho⁴, “And as thy face, so shall thy fate be”) Head templates: {{head|en|proverb}} your face, your fate
  1. (Hong Kong) One's fate and how one is treated in life depends on one's looks. Tags: Hong-Kong Translations (Translations): 你的樣子如何,你的日子也必如何 (Chinese Cantonese), 你的样子如何 (Chinese Cantonese), 你的日子也必如何 (nei⁵ dik¹ joeng⁶ zi² jyu⁴ ho⁴, nei⁵ dik¹ jat⁶ zi² jaa⁵ bit¹ jyu⁴ ho⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 你的樣子如何,你的命運也必如何 (Chinese Cantonese), 你的命运也必如何 (nei⁵ dik¹ joeng⁶ zi² jyu⁴ ho⁴, nei⁵ dik¹ ming⁶ wan⁶ jaa⁵ bit¹ jyu⁴ ho⁴) (Chinese Cantonese)
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