粵

事si6在zoi6人jan4為wai4

simp事在人为also written事在人爲
si6 zoi6 jan4 wai4shì zài rén wéi

English

  1. the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort
  2. With effort, one can achieve anything.
  3. one should take matters into his own hands, and not wait for others to act

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 所有嘢都係靠人做出嚟嘅；無論件事有幾難都好，只要肯做就有機會成功，唔應該乜都唔做等運到

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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