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meiˍ₆未gin˗₃見
(未见)
Pinyin
wei4 jian4
Translations
noun
have yet to be seen; have yet to see
noun
not seen yet; have yet to see; have yet to be seen
meiˍ₆未gin˗₃見gunˉ¹官sinˉ¹先daaˊ²打baat˗₃八sapˍ₆十
(未见官先打八十)
Pinyin
wei4 jian4 guan1 xian1 da3 ba1 shi2
Translations
noun
未見其利先見其害
noun
pay a heavy price to pursue an objective
meiˍ₆未gin˗₃見gunˉ¹官fuˊ²府sinˉ¹先daaˊ²打saamˉ¹三daaiˍ₆大baanˊ²板
(未见官府先打三大板)
Pinyin
wei4 jian4 guan1 fu3 xian1 da3 san1 da4 ban3
Translations
noun
to pay the price before getting what one wants (lit., "hit three times without having seen the official")
meiˍ₆未gin˗₃見gunˉ¹官sinˉ¹先daaˊ²打saamˉ¹三sapˍ₆十daaiˍ₆大baanˊ²板
(未见官先打三十大板)
Pinyin
wei4 jian4 guan1 xian1 da3 san1 shi2 da4 ban3
Translations
noun
(proverb) saying someone needs to dissipate/pay out the price before getting what they need/want
gin˗₃見soˊ²所meiˍ₆未gin˗₃見
(见所未见)
Pinyin
jian4 suo3 wei4 jian4
Translations
noun
see what one has never seen before; never seen before; unprecedented