嘥燈賣油 (saai1 dang1 maai6 jau4) — to work hard for nothing in Cantonese

saaiˉ¹dangˉ¹maaiˍ₆jauˎ₄
嘥灯卖油
Mandarin Pinyin: sai1 deng1 mai4 you2

Meaning of 嘥燈賣油

nounto work hard for nothing

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