ngo6 sei2 lou5 po4 fan1 cau3 uk1餓死老婆薰臭屋饿死老婆熏臭屋
Jyutpingngo6 sei2 lou5 po4 fan1 cau3 uk1
Yalengoh séi lóuh pòh fān chau ūk

Definition

to be unable to earn enough money to feed one's wife [colloquial]

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

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巍然屹立
ngai4 jin4 ngat6 laap6to stand tall and rock-solid (idiom); (of a person) to stand up against sb
年度大會年度大会
nin4 dou6 daai6 wui2annual meeting
昂首挺胸
ngong4 sau2 ting5 hung1head high, chest out (idiom); to keep up one's spirits
拿破崙拿破仑
naa4 po3 leon4Napoleon (name)
焫傷焫伤
naat3 soeng1get burned; to be scalded
腍佛
nam4 fat6people with good temper
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