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舉
頭
三
尺
有
神
明
[
举
头
-----]
Jyutping
geoi2 tau4 saam1 cek3 jau5 san4 ming4
Pinyin
jǔ tóu sān chǐ yǒu shén míng
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
語句
喺有信仰嘅背景下,表示神明會監察人嘅善惡功過,賞善罰惡,所以凡人要做好自己
the gods are watching you from three feet above (and thus behave yourselves)
Definitions (Wiktionary)
proverb
The gods are watching, so don't think you can get away with anything.
(syn.) 攑頭三尺有神明, 舉頭三尺有神明
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
举头三尺有神明
舉頭三尺有神明
geoi2 tau4 saam1 cek3 jau5 san4 ming4
the gods are watching you from three feet above