WITH AUNTIE · PEOPLE
Pick your battles
Watch the exchange. Follow the Cantonese, Jyutping and English meaning.
The Cantonese phrase
唔使樣樣都爭嘅m4 sai2 joeng6 joeng6 dou1 zaang1 ge3
You do not have to fight for every little thing.
Read the Cantonese line
- Cantonese
- 唔使樣樣都爭嘅
- Jyutping
- m4 sai2 joeng6 joeng6 dou1 zaang1 ge3
- English
- You do not have to fight for every little thing.
The line in the clip.
唔使樣樣都爭嘅 means “You do not have to fight for every little thing.” in this exchange.
The English prompt sets up the scene. The translation follows Auntie’s Cantonese response; slang and jokes may use different wording in the two languages.