吊命 (diu3 meng6) — to be hardly surviving; to be dependent on a source of money to survive in Cantonese
diu˗₃吊mengˍ₆命Mandarin Pinyin: diao4 ming4
Meaning of 吊命
nounto be hardly surviving; to be dependent on a source of money to survive
nounwhen one's life is hanging on a thread, relying on something like medicine to extend one's life; to be on the verge of just being able to survive with the help of something (such as money or medicine)