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勒緊褲頭 (lak6 gan2 fu3 tau4) — take austerity measures; cut down on spending to save money in Cantonese

lakˍ₆勒ganˊ²緊fu˗₃褲tauˎ₄頭
简 勒紧裤头
Mandarin Pinyin: le4 jin3 ku4 tou2

Meaning of 勒緊褲頭

nountake austerity measures; cut down on spending to save money
nounlit. to tighten one's belt, meaning to reduce unnecessary spending to save more for living expenses

Characters in 勒緊褲頭

勒lak6
tighten; strap/tie sth tight; strangle
緊gan2
(used after a verb) aspect marker for ongoing action, in the process of
褲fu3
trousers; pants
頭tau4
head; hair; hairstyle

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