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Jyutping dung1 gwaa1 dau6 fu6
Pinyin dōng guā dòu fu

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (phrase) used when one speculates that someone may encounter fatal accidents in the future; mishaps
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, Cantonese, idiomatic
    unexpected misfortune
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 三長兩短 – 三长两短
  2. 不測 – 不测
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    你唔好去当兵啦。万一有咩冬瓜豆腐,我都唔知点算。
    你唔好去當兵啦。萬一有咩冬瓜豆腐,我都唔知點算。
    nei5 m4 hou2 heoi3 dong1 bing1 laa1. maan6 jat1 jau5 me1 dung1 gwaa1 dau6 fu6, ngo5 dou1 m4 zi1 dim2 syun3.
    • Can't you just give up on being a soldier? I don't know what to do if anything happens to you.