無魚，蝦也好

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: bho5 he5
POJ: bô-hûr
Variety: chaozhou

Peng'im: hê5 ia7 ho2
POJ: hê-iā-hó
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

idiom: better to have something than nothing, settle for what's available
無魚，蝦也好

2 candidate readings from Wiktionary — genuine Chaozhou colloquial form not yet confirmed by a speaker. The two given readings correspond to the two comma-separated halves of the proverb (無魚 / 蝦也好) rather than alternate pronunciations of the whole phrase.

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