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蘇州過後冇艇搭 (sou1 zau1 gwo3 hau6 mou5 teng5 daap3) — opportunity only knocks once; seize a chance when you have it; don't miss the last chance in Cantonese

souˉ¹蘇zauˉ¹州gwo˗₃過hauˍ₆後mouˏ₅冇tengˏ₅艇daap˗₃搭
简 苏州过後冇艇搭
Mandarin Pinyin: su1 zhou1 guo4 hou4 mao3 ting3 da1

Meaning of 蘇州過後冇艇搭

nounopportunity only knocks once; seize a chance when you have it; don't miss the last chance
nounBeyond Suzhou, there'll be no more boat to take
noun(phrase) If you let the chance slip away, you are not going to have a second one; opportunity knocks but once

Characters in 蘇州過後冇艇搭

蘇sou1
a Chinese family name
州zau1
administrative district in ancient China
過gwo3
pass; cross; walk
後hau6
a Chinese family name
冇mou5
don't have; haven't; not; do not; have no
艇teng5
naval vessel
搭daap3
hang over; rest on

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