早走早著

Chinese

		to leave early	early; morning	particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to fall asleep; to burn; particle attached after verb to indicate action in progress, like ‑ing ending; to make known; to show; to prove; to write; book; outstanding; to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply; catch; receive; suffer
trad. (早走早著/早走早着)		早走	早	著/着
simp. (早走早着)		早走	早	着

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zou² zau² zou² zoek⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zou² zau² zou² zoek⁶
    • Yale: jóu jáu jóu jeuhk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzou² dzau² dzou² dzoek⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: zou² zeo² zou² zêg⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sou̯³⁵ t͡sɐu̯³⁵ t͡sou̯³⁵ t͡sœːk̚²/

Idiom

早走早著

1. (Cantonese) when problem(s) are bound to occur, the earlier one leaves or escapes from the situation, the better it will be