冇衣食

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Chinese

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not have (dialectal) food and clothing; basic everyday necessities; means of subsistence
trad. (冇衣食) 衣食
simp. #(冇衣食) 衣食

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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冇衣食

  1. (Cantonese, concerning food) wasteful
    冇衣食 [Cantonese, trad.]
    冇衣食 [Cantonese, simp.]
    mat1 nei5 gam3 mou5 ji1 sik6 gaa3, zing6 faan1 jat1 daam6 zai2 faan6 dou1 m4 sik6 maai4. [Jyutping]
    You're so wasteful. There's just a little mouthful of rice left, but you didn't finish it.

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