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少數怕長計 (siu2 sou3 paa3 coeng4 gai3) — it's not good when many small amounts are added up, then they become a big amount of money in Cantonese

siuˊ²少sou˗₃數paa˗₃怕coengˎ₄長gai˗₃計
简 少数怕长计
Mandarin Pinyin: shao3 shu4 pa4 chang2 ji4

Meaning of 少數怕長計

nounit's not good when many small amounts are added up, then they become a big amount of money

Characters in 少數怕長計

少siu2
be missing; lose
數sou3
number; figure; digit
怕paa3
perhaps; maybe; I am afraid; I suppose
長coeng4
(of distance and time) long | [antonym] 短
計gai3
meter; gauge; measuring device

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