七窮六絕
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[edit]| seven | exhausted; poor | six | cut short; extinct; to disappear cut short; extinct; to disappear; to vanish; absolutely; by no means | ||
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| trad. (七窮六絕) | 七 | 窮 | 六 | 絕 | |
| simp. (七穷六绝) | 七 | 穷 | 六 | 绝 | |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: cat1 kung4 luk6 zyut6
- Yale: chāt kùhng luhk jyuht
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsat7 kung4 luk9 dzyt9
- Guangdong Romanization: ced1 kung4 lug6 jud6
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ kʰʊŋ²¹ lʊk̚² t͡syːt̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]七窮六絕
- (Cantonese) in a state of utter poverty, destitute, penniless, poor as a church mouse