樹大有枯枝 (syu6 daai6 jau5 fu1 zi1) — there is a black sheep in every flock,… in Cantonese

syuˍ₆樹daaiˍ₆大jauˏ₅有fuˉ¹枯ziˉ¹枝

简树大有枯枝

Mandarin Pinyin: shu4 da4 you3 ku1 zhi1

Meaning of 樹大有枯枝

nounthere is a black sheep in every flock, especially when the numbers are large

syuˍ₆樹daaiˍ₆大jauˏ₅有futˉ¹枯zi1,枝，mouˏ₅冇janˎ₄人jyunˎ₄完mei5.美。

Big trees have dead branches; no one is perfect.

keoiˏ₅佢waaˍ₆話syuˍ₆樹daaiˍ₆大jauˏ₅有futˉ¹枯zi1.枝。

He said, 'Big trees have dead branches.'

faanˎ₄凡janˎ₄人gaaiˉ¹皆jauˏ₅有co3,錯，syuˍ₆樹daaiˍ₆大jauˏ₅有futˉ¹枯zi1.枝。

Everyone makes mistakes; big trees have dead branches.

mˎ₄唔houˊ²好gam˗₃咁zapˉ¹執zoek3,着，syuˍ₆樹daaiˍ₆大jauˏ₅有futˉ¹枯zi1.枝。

Don't be so pedantic; big trees have dead branches.

gungˉ¹公siˉ¹司daai6,大，syuˍ₆樹daaiˍ₆大jauˏ₅有futˉ¹枯zi1.枝。

The company is big; big trees have dead branches.

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