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吞口水養命 (tan1 hau2 seoi2 joeng5 meng6) — lit. to survive on swallowing saliva, meaning one who is extremely poor in Cantonese

tanˉ¹吞hauˊ²口seoiˊ²水joengˏ₅養mengˍ₆命
简 吞口水养命
Mandarin Pinyin: tun1 kou3 shui3 yang3 ming4

Meaning of 吞口水養命

nounlit. to survive on swallowing saliva, meaning one who is extremely poor

Characters in 吞口水養命

吞tan1
swallow; absorb; annex; engulf; gulp
口hau2
edge or blade of a knife
水seoi2
extra charge/income
養joeng5
rest; convalesce; recuperate
命ming6
assign (a name, title, etc)

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