食西北風 (sik6 sai1 bak1 fung1): describes the situation of financial difficulty and having no money for food | Cantonese Dictionary

sik6 sai1 bak1 fung1食西北風食西北风

Jyutpingsik6 sai1 bak1 fung1

Yalesikh sāi bāk fūng

Definition

describes the situation of financial difficulty and having no money for food; literally 'to eat the northwest wind'

T1High level

T2High rising

T3Mid level

T4Low falling

T5Low rising

T6Low level

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