唔怕一萬，只怕萬一

Chinese

			ten thousand		I'm afraid that; unfortunately; probably I'm afraid that; unfortunately; probably; regretfully; fearfully; perhaps; maybe	what if; in case; if by chance
trad. (唔怕一萬，只怕萬一)		唔怕	一萬	，	只怕	萬一
simp. (唔怕一万，只怕万一)		唔怕	一万	，	只怕	万一

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): m⁴ paa³ jat¹ maan⁶, zi² paa³ maan⁶ jat¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: m⁴ paa³ jat¹ maan⁶, zi² paa³ maan⁶ jat¹
    • Yale: m̀h pa yāt maahn, jí pa maahn yāt
    • Cantonese Pinyin: m⁴ paa³ jat⁷ maan⁶, dzi² paa³ maan⁶ jat⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: m⁴ pa³ yed¹ man⁶, ji² pa³ man⁶ yed¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /m̩²¹ pʰaː³³ jɐt̚⁵ maːn²² t͡siː³⁵ pʰaː³³ maːn²² jɐt̚⁵/

Proverb

唔怕一萬，只怕萬一

1. (Cantonese) one should be prepared for unexpected situations

Synonyms

• 不怕一萬，就怕萬一／不怕一万，就怕万一 (bùpà yīwàn, jiù pà wànyī)