同人唔同命

Chinese

		like; same; similar like; same; similar; together; alike; with	man; person; people	different; not the same; to be different from	life; fate
simp. and trad. (同人唔同命)		同	人	唔同	命
Literally: “same kind of person, different kinds of fates”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tung⁴ jan⁴ m⁴ tung⁴ meng⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: tung⁴ jan⁴ m⁴ tung⁴ meng⁶
    • Yale: tùhng yàhn m̀h tùhng mehng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tung⁴ jan⁴ m⁴ tung⁴ meng⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: tung⁴ yen⁴ m⁴ tung⁴ méng⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰʊŋ²¹ jɐn²¹ m̩²¹ tʰʊŋ²¹ mɛːŋ²²/

Idiom

同人唔同命

1. (Cantonese) Everyone has different fates. (Used especially when someone sees other's success)

Derived terms

• 同人唔同命，同遮唔同柄