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餓死老婆薰臭屋 (ngo6 sei2 lou5 po4 fan1 cau3 uk1) — to be unable to earn enough money to feed one's wife [colloquial] in Cantonese

ngoˍ₆餓seiˊ²死louˏ₅老poˎ₄婆fanˉ¹薰cau˗₃臭ukˉ¹屋
简 饿死老婆熏臭屋
Mandarin Pinyin: e4si3 lao3po5 xun1 chou4 wu1

Meaning of 餓死老婆薰臭屋

nounto be unable to earn enough money to feed one's wife [colloquial]

Characters in 餓死老婆薰臭屋

餓ngo6
hungry; starving
死sei2
die; death; dead | [ant] 生, 活
老lou5
a particle used before a man's family name to indicate familiarity and friendship
婆po4
one's grandmother
薰fan1
a kind of fragrant herb
臭cau3
stinking; smelly; foul
屋uk1
house; room; building

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