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獨食
Cantonese Slang
💡 Tip: [[to be selfish]] to be selfish.
獨
T6
食
T6
Definitions
  1. 1 [[to be selfish]] to be selfish.
  2. 2 māih duhk sihk, běi daahm làih ché háh? 咪獨食，俾啖嘥我下？ — Don't be selfish, give me a puff [of your joint]! (snch 41, 23).
  3. 3 duhk sihk nàahn fēih 獨食難肥 — [when eating alone it is difficult to put on weight] one will be more successful if one shares with others.
Other Readings
獨食
(verb) to eat alone and not share with others; selfish and not willing to share
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