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kyut˗₃seoiˊ²
Pinyin
que1 shui3
Translations
noun
be in need of money
ngˏ₅hangˎ₄kyut˗₃seoiˊ²
Pinyin
wu3 xing2 que1 shui3
Translations
noun
no money (water once again being the metaphor for money as it is one of the five elements of nature)
noun
a humorous way of saying that somebody lacks money; literally 'lacking the element of water'