jan4 sik6 maau5 loeng4寅食卯糧寅食卯粮
Jyutpingjan4 sik6 maau5 loeng4
Yaleyành sikh máuh lèungh

Definition

one's income is not enough for one's expenditure, resulting in an overdraft

Tone guide

T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level

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入涅
jap6 nip6to enter nirvana (Buddhism)
以色列人
ji5 sik1 lit6 jan4an Israeli
疑
ji4to doubt; to suspect; doubtful; puzzled; suscpicion; unclear
有情人終成眷屬有情人终成眷属
jau5 cing4 jan4 zung1 sing4 gyun3 suk6love will find a way (idiom)
完全
jyun4 cyun4completely; wholly
御
jyu6(bound form) imperial; royal; (literary) to manage; to govern
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