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條命生得正 (tiu4 meng6 saang1 dak1 zeng3) — to be born in a rich family with good prospects; to come from a good background [colloquial] in Cantonese

tiuˎ₄條mengˍ₆命saangˉ¹生dakˉ¹得zeng˗₃正
简 条命生得正
Mandarin Pinyin: tiao2 ming4 sheng1 de5 zheng4

Meaning of 條命生得正

nounto be born in a rich family with good prospects; to come from a good background [colloquial]

Characters in 條命生得正

條tiu4
item; article; clause
命ming6
assign (a name, title, etc)
生saang1
unripe; uncooked; raw
得dak1
be satisfied/complacent
正zing3
rectify; correct; set right

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