遲嚟先上岸 [迟－－－－]

Jyutping ci4 lai4 sin1 soeng5 ngon6
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Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    比​自己​遲​嚟​嘅​人​反而​更加​早​得到​自己​想要​嘅​嘢
    those who come last get served first, often used as a complaint against queue-jumpers; literally: late comers go ashore first
    • 我叫嘢食嗰陣，隔籬枱先啱啱坐低，而家佢食到一半我啲嘢都仲未嚟，你話係唔係遲嚟先上岸嘞？
      我叫嘢食𠮶阵，隔篱台先啱啱坐低，而家佢食到一半我啲嘢都仲未嚟，你话系唔系迟嚟先上岸嘞？
      ngo5 giu3 je5 sik6 go2 zan2, gaak3 lei4 toi2 sin1 ngaam1 ngaam1 co5 dai1, ji4 gaa1 keoi5 sik6 dou3 jat1 bun3 ngo5 di1 je5 dou1 zung6 mei6 lei4, nei5 waa6 hai6 m4 hai6 ci4 lei4 sin1 soeng5 ngon6 laak3?
      The next has just be seated when I made my order, now that they are in the middle of their meal and my food has yet to be on my table, isn't it those who come last get served first?
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. proverb, Cantonese
    last come first served

遲嚟先上岸 [迟－－－－]

Jyutping ci4 lei4 sin1 soeng5 ngon6
Pinyin chí lí xiān shàng àn

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. jumped the line; describes a situation where a person who came later than others but managed to do something before others (who came before him/her)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    比​自己​遲​嚟​嘅​人​反而​更加​早​得到​自己​想要​嘅​嘢
    those who come last get served first, often used as a complaint against queue-jumpers; literally: late comers go ashore first
    • 我叫嘢食嗰陣，隔籬枱先啱啱坐低，而家佢食到一半我啲嘢都仲未嚟，你話係唔係遲嚟先上岸嘞？
      我叫嘢食𠮶阵，隔篱台先啱啱坐低，而家佢食到一半我啲嘢都仲未嚟，你话系唔系迟嚟先上岸嘞？
      ngo5 giu3 je5 sik6 go2 zan2, gaak3 lei4 toi2 sin1 ngaam1 ngaam1 co5 dai1, ji4 gaa1 keoi5 sik6 dou3 jat1 bun3 ngo5 di1 je5 dou1 zung6 mei6 lei4, nei5 waa6 hai6 m4 hai6 ci4 lei4 sin1 soeng5 ngon6 laak3?
      The next has just be seated when I made my order, now that they are in the middle of their meal and my food has yet to be on my table, isn't it those who come last get served first?
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我叫嘢食𠮶阵，隔篱台先啱啱坐低，而家佢食到一半我啲嘢都仲未嚟，你话系唔系迟嚟先上岸嘞？
    我叫嘢食嗰陣，隔籬枱先啱啱坐低，而家佢食到一半我啲嘢都仲未嚟，你話係唔係遲嚟先上岸嘞？
    ngo5 giu3 je5 sik6 go2 zan2, gaak3 lei4 toi2 sin1 ngaam1 ngaam1 co5 dai1, ji4 gaa1 keoi5 sik6 dou3 jat1 bun3 ngo5 di1 je5 dou1 zung6 mei6 lei4, nei5 waa6 hai6 m4 hai6 ci4 lei4 sin1 soeng5 ngon6 laak3?
    • The next has just be seated when I made my order, now that they are in the middle of their meal and my food has yet to be on my table, isn't it those who come last get served first?