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左手嚟，右手去 (zo2 sau2 lei4 jau6 sau2 heoi3) — using the money right away after earning it, no planning at all in Cantonese

zoˊ²左sauˊ²手leiˎ₄嚟，jauˍ₆右sauˊ²手heoi˗₃去
Mandarin Pinyin: zuo3 shou3 li2 , you4 shou3 qu4

Meaning of 左手嚟，右手去

nounusing the money right away after earning it, no planning at all

Example Sentences with 左手嚟，右手去

keoiˏ₅佢sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日zoˊ²左sauˊ²手lai4,嚟，jauˍ₆右sauˊ²手heoi3.去。
He's always spending money freely.
maaiˏ₅買jeˏ₅嘢zoˊ²左sauˊ²手lai4,嚟，jauˍ₆右sauˊ²手heoi3.去。
Shopping means money is spent quickly.
cinˎ₄錢zoˊ²左sauˊ²手lai4,嚟，jauˍ₆右sauˊ²手heoi3.去。
Money comes and goes quickly.
diˉ¹啲cinˎ₄錢zoˊ²左sauˊ²手lai4,嚟，jauˍ₆右sauˊ²手heoi3.去。
This money is spent as soon as it's earned.
zyunˍ₆賺geiˊ²幾doˉ¹多douˉ¹都zoˊ²左sauˊ²手lai4,嚟，jauˍ₆右sauˊ²手heoi3.去。
No matter how much you earn, it goes quickly.
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Characters in 左手嚟，右手去

左zo2
unduly stubborn
手sau2
handy, portable; handwritten
嚟lai4
come; arrive
右jau6
emphasize
去heoi3
departing tone

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