做又三十六，唔做又三十六

Chinese
to do; to make; to produce
 
(once) again; also; both... and...
(once) again; also; both... and...; again
 thirty-six; 36 hold in mouth; bite; (Cant.) no/not to do; to make; to produce
 
(once) again; also; both... and...
(once) again; also; both... and...; again
 thirty-six; 36
simp. and trad.
(做又三十六，唔做又三十六)		 做 又 三十六 ， 唔 做 又 三十六
Literally: “doing (one's job) is (salary of) thirty-six, not doing is also thirty-six”.

Pronunciation

Idiom

做又三十六，唔做又三十六

  1. (Cantonese) the payoffs or outcomes are always the same, whether one is doing the job properly or not (suggests that one should not put effort into doing their work)

Alternative forms
  • 做又卅六，唔做又卅六 (zou6 jau6 saa1 aa6 luk6, m4 zou6 jau6 saa1 aa6 luk6)
  • 做又36，唔做又36 (zou6 jau6 saam1 sap6 luk6, m4 zou6 jau6 saam1 sap6 luk6)
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