For pronunciation and definitions of <span class="searchmatch">食</span><span class="searchmatch">得</span><span class="searchmatch">咸</span><span class="searchmatch">魚</span><span class="searchmatch">抵得</span><span class="searchmatch">渴</span> – see <span class="searchmatch">食</span><span class="searchmatch">得</span>鹹魚<span class="searchmatch">抵得</span><span class="searchmatch">渴</span> (“if one eats salted fish, one must be able to stand the thirst; to have to bear the consequences...
Sinological IPA (key): /sɪk̚² tɐk̚⁵ haːm²¹ jyː²¹ tɐi̯³⁵ tɐk̚⁵ hɔːt̚³/ <span class="searchmatch">食</span><span class="searchmatch">得</span>鹹魚<span class="searchmatch">抵得</span><span class="searchmatch">渴</span> (Cantonese) to have to bear the consequences of one's actions or choices...
Dialectal synonyms of 鹹魚 (“salted fish”) [map] 老貓鼻子上掛鹹魚 / 老猫鼻子上挂<span class="searchmatch">咸</span>鱼 買鹹魚放生 / 买<span class="searchmatch">咸</span>鱼放生 <span class="searchmatch">食</span><span class="searchmatch">得</span>鹹魚<span class="searchmatch">抵得</span><span class="searchmatch">渴</span> / <span class="searchmatch">食</span><span class="searchmatch">得</span><span class="searchmatch">咸</span>鱼<span class="searchmatch">抵得</span><span class="searchmatch">渴</span> 鹹魚翻生 / <span class="searchmatch">咸</span>鱼翻生 鹹魚翻身 / 咸鱼翻身 (xiányú fānshēn) 鹹魚返生 / <span class="searchmatch">咸</span>鱼返生...