水尾 (seoi2 mei5) — of an opportunity to make quick money o… in Cantonese

seoiˊ²水meiˏ₅尾

Mandarin Pinyin: shui3 wei3

Meaning of 水尾

nounof an opportunity to make quick money or easy profit to have waned away

nounthe remaining or left over things (such as goods or food); the loss of the opportunity to make a quick or easy profit

keoiˏ₅佢zyuˍ₆住fungˉ¹風seoiˊ²水meiˏ₅尾

They live at the tail end of the feng shui.

niˉ¹呢douˍ₆度houˊ²好ciˏ₅似fungˉ¹風seoiˊ²水meiˏ₅尾

This place seems like the tail end of the feng shui.

neiˏ₅你mˎ₄唔zyuˍ₆好fungˉ¹住seoiˊ²風meiˏ₅水尾

You shouldn't live at the tail end of the feng shui.

tiuˎ₄條gaaiˉ¹街haiˍ₆係fungˉ¹風seoiˊ²水meiˏ₅尾

The street is at the tail end of the feng shui.

niˉ¹呢douˍ₆度haiˍ₆係fungˉ¹風seoiˊ²水meiˏ₅尾

This place is at the tail end of the feng shui.

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