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粵語辭叢

舉頭三尺有神明

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粵典 (words.hk)Hong KongPhrase

喺有信仰嘅背景下,表示神明會監察人嘅善惡功過,賞善罰惡,所以凡人要做好自己 (the gods are watching you from three feet above (and thus behave yourselves))

語句
維基辭典YuePhrase

Original phonetic: /kɵy̯³⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ saːm⁵⁵ t͡sʰɛːk̚³ jɐu̯¹³ sɐn²¹ mɪŋ²¹/

The gods are watching, so don't think you can get away with anything.