粵

天tin1公gung1地dei6道dou6

tin1 gung1 dei6 dou6tiān gōng dì dào

English

  1. absolutely fair and reasonable (idiom); equitable
  2. fair; reasonable; justified

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 公道

Examples

  • 賺錢俾税,天公地道喎。

    You earn money, you pay tax. This is fair, isn't it.

  • 塊地唔係你嘅,你唔入得去,天公地道吖?

    The land is not yours. You can't go in. That's reasonably fair right?

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

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