so2 sing6 mou4 gei2所剩無幾所剩无几

Jyutpingso2 sing6 mou4 gei2

Yalesó sihng mòuh géi

Definition

To have very little left, whether of things, money, or time.

colloquialtimemoney

How it's used

This idiom carries a slightly formal or literary tone despite its common use in daily speech. It is frequently employed to emphasize a sense of urgency or depletion, often regarding resources, time, or money. While it functions as a set phrase, it can be used flexibly within a sentence to describe the state of almost anything nearing exhaustion.

Examples

wun6玩zo2咗seng4成maan5晚，di1啲cin2錢dou1都so2所zing6剩laa3喇。

Played all night, there is almost no money left.

keoi5距lei4離haau2考si5試zung6仲jau5有gei2幾jat6日，si4時gaan3間so2所zing6剩aa4呀。

There are only a few days until the exam, time is running out.

Common phrases

si4時gaan3間so2所zing6剩

time is running out

so2所zing6剩ge3嘅zi1資jyun4源

the few remaining resources

Common mistake

Learners often mistake this for a simple adjective, but it acts more like a descriptive predicate. Avoid using it to describe people or physical objects that are merely small in size, as it specifically refers to the remaining quantity of something that was previously more abundant.