五行欠水 (ng5 hang4 him3 seoi2) — no money (water once again being the metaphor for money as it is one of the five elements of nature) in Cantonese
ngˏ₅五hangˎ₄行him˗₃欠seoiˊ²水Mandarin Pinyin: wu3 xing2 qian4 shui3
Meaning of 五行欠水
nounno money (water once again being the metaphor for money as it is one of the five elements of nature)
nounin financial strait (slang)