一技傍身
jat1 gei6 pong4 san1yī jì bàng shēninferred
English
- to equip oneself with a skill
粵語 — Cantonese
- 學定技能等將來用
Examples
家有千金，不如一技傍身。
It's better to have a skill than a thousand pieces of gold.
生活喺今時今日嘅香港，無一技傍身點生存啊？
In today's Hong Kong, how can one survive without any skills?
Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk