食粥食飯

Chinese
 
eat; food; to feed
eat; food; to feed; animal feed
 congee; gruel; porridge
 
eat; food; to feed
eat; food; to feed; animal feed
 
food; cuisine; cooked rice
food; cuisine; cooked rice; meal
trad. (食粥食飯) 食 粥 食 飯
simp. (食粥食饭) 食 粥 食 饭
Literally: “whether one eats porridge or rice (in the future)”.

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Idiom

食粥食飯

  1. (Cantonese) whether one's fate will be good or bad
    食粥食飯睇你喇！ [Cantonese, trad.]
    食粥食饭睇你喇！ [Cantonese, simp.]
    sik6 zuk1 sik6 faan6 tai2 nei5 laa3! [Jyutping]
    Whether we'll succeed depends on your effort.
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