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Jyutping
dung1 gwaa1 dau6 fu6
Pinyin
dōng guā dòu fu
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
(phrase) used when one speculates that someone may encounter fatal accidents in the future; mishaps
Definitions (Wiktionary)
phrase, Cantonese, idiomatic
unexpected misfortune
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
三長兩短 – 三长两短
不測 – 不测
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
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.