做又三十六，唔做又三十六
Chinese
[edit]| to do; to make; to produce | (once) again; also; both... and... (once) again; also; both... and...; again |
thirty-six; 36 | hold in mouth; bite; (Cant.) no/not | to do; to make; to produce | (once) again; also; both... and... (once) again; also; both... and...; again |
thirty-six; 36 | |||
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| simp. and trad. (做又三十六，唔做又三十六) |
做 | 又 | 三十六 | ， | 唔 | 做 | 又 | 三十六 | |
| alternative forms | 做又36，唔做又36 | ||||||||
| Literally: “doing [one's job, one] gets [a salary of] thirty-six, not doing [one's job, the salary is] also thirty-six”. | |||||||||
Etymology
[edit]Under the communist social system before Chinese economic reform, most of the workers in state-owned organizations received a monthly salary of approximately 36 yuans no matter how much effort they paid.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zou6 jau6 saam1 sap6 luk6, m4 zou6 jau6 saam1 sap6 luk6
- Yale: jouh yauh sāam sahp luhk, m̀h jouh yauh sāam sahp luhk
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzou6 jau6 saam1 sap9 luk9, m4 dzou6 jau6 saam1 sap9 luk9
- Guangdong Romanization: zou6 yeo6 sam1 seb6 lug6, m4 zou6 yeo6 sam1 seb6 lug6
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sou̯²² jɐu̯²² saːm⁵⁵ sɐp̚² lʊk̚² m̩²¹ t͡sou̯²² jɐu̯²² saːm⁵⁵ sɐp̚² lʊk̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]做又三十六，唔做又三十六
- (Cantonese) the payoffs or outcomes are always the same, whether one is doing the job properly or not (suggests that one should not put effort into doing their work)