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一
啖
砂
糖
一
啖
屎
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Jyutping
jat1 daam6 saa1 tong4 jat1 daam6 si2
Pinyin
yī dàn shā táng yī dàn shǐ
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
lit. one mouthful of sugar, follow by a mouthful of shit; meaning good things follow by the bad, switching alternately
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
語句
形容人一時對其他人好,一時又對佢唔好
carrot and stick
Definitions (Wiktionary)
phrase, Cantonese
temperamental
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
一啖砂糖一啖屎
一啖砂糖一啖屎
jat1 daam6 saa1 tong4 jat1 daam6 si2
carrot and stick