跌咗個橙執返個桔
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English
- having something is better than nothing; literally: losing an orange getting a tangerine
粵語 — Cantonese
- 失去一啲嘢，得到比原先嘅少；有總好過冇
Examples
事先買定保險有得賠，起碼跌咗個橙都執返個桔。
Having insurance before an accident means at least some losses are covered.
Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk