三更窮五更富 [－－穷－－－]

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Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. lit. poor at 3 o'clock and rich by 5, meaning one who has no financial planning, and spending all of what one's earn quickly
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    字面​指三​更​嘅​時​候​係​窮​人​，​但​五更​嘅​時​候​變​成​有​錢​人​；​比喻​人生​變幻​無常
    life and fate are uncertain; literally: poor at midnight rich at dawn
    • 三更窮五更富，惟有珍惜現在！
      三更穷五更富，惟有珍惜现在！
      saam1 gaang1 kung4 ng5 gaang1 fu3, wai4 jau5 zan1 sik1 jin6 zoi6!
      Life is uncertain, carpe diem!
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    三更穷五更富，惟有珍惜现在！
    三更窮五更富，惟有珍惜現在！
    saam1 gaang1 kung4 ng5 gaang1 fu3, wai4 jau5 zan1 sik1 jin6 zoi6!
    • Life is uncertain, carpe diem!