攝灶罅 (sip3 zou3 laa3) — a spinster in Cantonese

sip˗₃攝zou˗₃灶laa˗₃罅

简摄灶罅

Mandarin Pinyin: she4 zao4 xia4

Meaning of 攝灶罅

nouna spinster

nounany female who have reached suitable age for marriage, but not yet married, and unlikely to attract anyone to be with her

佢要嫁畀唐叔嘅仔你又唔肯，唔通要個女將來攝灶罅咩？

You disallow her despite her wanting to marry Ah Tong's son; don't tell me you want her to end up a spinster?

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