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野草燒不盡春風吹又生 (je5 cou2 siu1 bat1 zeon6 ceon1 fung1 ceoi1 jau6 sang1) — there will always be criminals (lit., "weeds can never be burned off; the spring wind will rejuvenate them") in Cantonese

jeˏ₅野couˊ²草siuˉ¹燒batˉ¹不zeonˍ₆盡ceonˉ¹春fungˉ¹風ceoiˉ¹吹jauˍ₆又sangˉ¹生
简 野草烧不尽春风吹又生
Mandarin Pinyin: ye3 cao3 shao1 bu4 jin4 chun1 feng1 chui1 you4 sheng1

Meaning of 野草燒不盡春風吹又生

nounthere will always be criminals (lit., "weeds can never be burned off; the spring wind will rejuvenate them")

Characters in 野草燒不盡春風吹又生

野je5
open country; wilderness; countryside
草cou2
the script type of Chinese calligraphy
燒siu1
run a fever; have a temperature
不bat1
not; no; un-
盡zeon6
all; exhaustive; full of
春ceon1
joyful [5 youth
風fung1
certain disease supposedly caused by wind
吹ceoi1
blow; puff
又jau6
and (used in a mixed fraction such as one and three fourths)
生saang1
unripe; uncooked; raw

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