coeng4 kei4 faan6 piu3長期飯票长期饭票

Jyutpingcoeng4 kei4 faan6 piu3

Yalechèuhng kèih faahn piu

名詞

Definition

A financially reliable partner or spouse; literally, a long-term meal ticket.

colloquialpeoplemoney

How it's used

This term carries a cynical and often derogatory tone, implying that the person being described is using their partner primarily for financial gain rather than genuine affection. It is almost exclusively used to describe women who rely on men for money, reflecting traditional gendered expectations regarding financial support in relationships. Using this term suggests the speaker views the relationship as transactional rather than romantic.

Measure word

zoeng1張jēung

Examples

keoi5佢hou2好ci5似dong1當zo2咗naam4男pang4朋jau5友hai6係coeng4長kei4期faan6飯piu3票gam3咁，seng4成jat6日giu3叫jan4人maai5買je5嘢。

She treats her boyfriend like a meal ticket, always asking him to buy things.

nei5你ji5以wai4為wan2搵dou3到zoeng1張coeng4長kei4期faan6飯piu3票，kei4其sat6實deoi3對fong1方ho2可nang4能zung6仲kung4窮gwo3過nei5你。

You think you've found a meal ticket, but the other person might actually be poorer than you.

Common phrases

wan2搵zoeng1張coeng4長kei4期faan6飯piu3票

to look for a meal ticket

dong1當hai6係coeng4長kei4期faan6飯piu3票

to treat someone as a meal ticket

Common mistake

Do not use this term to describe a spouse in a healthy, mutually supportive marriage, as it implies exploitation. It is not a neutral way to describe a breadwinner.