吞口水養命 — Cantonese Dictionary — Cantonese.hk

吞口水養命

tan1 hau2 seoi2 joeng5 meng6

Mandarin: tun1 kou3 shui3 yang3 ming4

Simplified: 吞口水养命

吞

tan1

T1

口

hau2

T2

水

seoi2

T2

養

joeng5

T5

命

meng6

T6

Definitions

1 lit. to survive on swallowing saliva, meaning one who is extremely poor

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