粵

得dak1來loi4不bat1易ji6

simp得来不易
dak1 loi4 bat1 ji6dé lái bù yì

English

  1. hard to come by; not easily obtained; hard-won
  2. hard-earned

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 好辛苦、好努力先得到或遇到

Examples

  • 呢個機會得來不易,你要好好珍惜。

    You should cherish this hard-earned chance.

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

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