← Cantonese Dictionary

三旬九食 (saam1 ceon4 gau2 sik6) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

三旬九食 (saam1 ceon4 gau2 sik6, sān xún jiǔ shí) — lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom); fig. (of a family) on the brink of starvation; in dire straits

Classifier

—

Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 三 (saam1) — 1. three 2. (slang) love affair (usually refers to a female)
• 三九兩丁七 (saam1 gau2 loeng5 ding1 cat1) — very few people
• 三九唔識七 (saam1 gau2 m4 sik1 cat1) — describes the situation where no one knows who anyone else is, where everyone i…
• 三九四零五二 (saam1 gau2 sei3 ling4 ng5 ji6) — six numbers pronounced with the first tone to the sixth tone respectively in Ca…
• 三五知己 (saam1 ng5 zi1 gei2) — several close friends
• 三人性交 (saam1 jan4 sing3 gaau1) — Threesome

Word of the day · Chengyu stories · Pinyin converter · Korean romanizer · FAQ · About · Contact · Privacy

Study