橋唔怕舊，最緊要受

Chinese

		idea; plan	not	to be afraid; to fear	old		(the) most; ‑est	important; vital; critical important; vital; critical; serious; crucial; to an extreme degree; serious	to bear; to stand; to endure to bear; to stand; to endure; (passive marker); to receive
trad. (橋唔怕舊，最緊要受)		橋	唔	怕	舊	，	最	緊要	受
simp. (桥唔怕旧，最紧要受)		桥	唔	怕	旧	，	最	紧要	受
Literally: “do not be afraid that an idea becomes old, the most important [part is that it is] accepted”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kiu^4-2 m⁴ paa³ gau⁶, zeoi³ gan² jiu³ sau⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kiu^4-2 m⁴ paa³ gau⁶, zeoi³ gan² jiu³ sau⁶
    • Yale: kíu m̀h pa gauh, jeui gán yiu sauh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kiu^4-2 m⁴ paa³ gau⁶, dzoey³ gan² jiu³ sau⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: kiu^4-2 m⁴ pa³ geo⁶, zêu³ gen² yiu³ seo⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰiːu̯²¹⁻³⁵ m̩²¹ pʰaː³³ kɐu̯²² t͡sɵy̯³³ kɐn³⁵ jiːu̯³³ sɐu̯²²/

Proverb

橋唔怕舊，最緊要受

1. (Cantonese, of a trick, idea, plan etc.) if it ain't broke, don't fix it

Synonyms

• 橋唔怕舊，至緊要受／桥唔怕旧，至紧要受