沒吃沒穿

See also: 没吃没穿

Chinese

		have not; drowned; to end have not; drowned; to end; to die; to inundate	eat; eradicate; destroy eat; eradicate; destroy; receive; stammer	have not; drowned; to end have not; drowned; to end; to die; to inundate	to bore through; pierce; perforate to bore through; pierce; perforate; penetrate; pass through; to dress; to wear; to put on; to thread
trad. (沒吃沒穿)		沒	吃	沒	穿
simp. (没吃没穿)		没	吃	没	穿

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): méichīméichuān

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄟˊ ㄔ ㄇㄟˊ ㄔㄨㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mut⁶ hek³ mut⁶ cyun¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: méichīméichuān
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˊ ㄔ ㄇㄟˊ ㄔㄨㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: méichihméichuan
    • Wade–Giles: mei²-chʻih¹-mei²-chʻuan¹
    • Yale: méi-chr̄-méi-chwān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: meichymeichuan
    • Palladius: мэйчимэйчуань (mɛjčimɛjčuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /meɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ meɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mut⁶ hek³ mut⁶ cyun¹
    • Yale: muht hek muht chyūn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mut⁹ hek⁸ mut⁹ tsyn¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: mud⁶ hég³ mud⁶ qun¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /muːt̚² hɛːk̚³ muːt̚² t͡sʰyːn⁵⁵/

Verb

沒吃沒穿

1. to be without food or clothing; to be very poor