出來混遲早要還的 chū lái hùn chí zǎo yào huán de

DEFINITIONS

  1. if you live a life of crime, sooner or later you'll pay for it

CHARACTERS

出 chū go out, send out; stand; produce
來 lái come, coming; return, returning
混 hùn to mix, blend, mingle; to bumble along
遲 chí late, tardy; slow; delay
早 zǎo early; soon; morning
要 yào necessary, essential; necessity
還 huán still, yet, also, besides
的 de possessive, adjectival suffix