好hou2自zi6為wai4之zi1

simp好自为之also written好自爲之

hou2 zi6 wai4 zi1hǎo zì wéi zhī

好hou2good, excellent, fine
自zi6self, private, personal
為wai4do, handle, govern, act
之zi1marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase

English

to do one's best; to shape up; to fend for oneself
you're on your own
look out for yourself

粵語 — Cantonese

自己睇住自己；好好生活

Examples

父母唔可以成世跟住你㗎，你出去做嘢，好自為之喇！
Your parents can't look after you for your whole life. When you start working, you should look out for yourself.

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

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