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餐搵餐食餐餐清 (caan1 wan2 caan1 sik6 caan1 caan1 cing1) — completely spend what one earns, "living paycheck to paycheck" in Cantonese

caanˉ¹餐wanˊ²搵caanˉ¹餐sikˍ₆食caanˉ¹餐caanˉ¹餐cingˉ¹清
简 餐揾餐食餐餐清
Mandarin Pinyin: can1 wen4 can1 shi2 can1 can1 qing1

Meaning of 餐搵餐食餐餐清

nouncompletely spend what one earns, "living paycheck to paycheck"
nounspent all one earns instantly (spoken)

Characters in 餐搵餐食餐餐清

餐caan1
meal; food; dinner
搵wan2 wan3
wan2 - Cantonese only
食sik6
sth edible; sth used for cooking
清cing1
clean/clear up; purify; settle

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