埋街飲井水 — Cantonese Dictionary — Cantonese.hk

埋街飲井水

maai4 gaai1 jam2 zeng2 seoi2

Mandarin: mai2 jie1 yin3 jing3 shui3

Simplified: 埋街饮井水

埋

maai4

T4

街

gaai1

T1

飲

jam2

T2

井

zeng2

T2

水

seoi2

T2

Definitions

1 (prostitutes) to get married; or women living on boats to get married to someone and live on dry land; to get married to someone of a higher social class and live comfortably [colloquial]

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