Etymology

your face, your fate

Today it means: One's fate and how one is treated in life depends on one's looks. Full definition →

Cantonese 你的樣子如何，你的命運也必如何 /你的样子如何，你的命运也必如何
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  1. Cantonese · calque of你的樣子如何，你的命運也必如何 /你的样子如何，你的命运也必如何“And as thy face, so shall thy fate be”
  2. English todayyour face, your fate

Calque of Cantonese 你的樣子如何，你的命運也必如何 /你的样子如何，你的命运也必如何 (nei⁵ dik¹ joeng⁶ zi² jyu⁴ ho⁴, nei⁵ dik¹ ming⁶ wan⁶ jaa⁵ bit¹ jyu⁴ ho⁴, “And as thy face, so shall thy fate be”), modified from a verse in the Bible 你的日子如何，你的力量也必如何 (“And as thy days, so shall thy strength be”).

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