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吞口水養命 (tan1 hau2 seoi2 joeng5 meng6) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

吞口水養命 (tan1 hau2 seoi2 joeng5 meng6, tūn kǒu shuǐ yǎng mìng) — lit. to survive on swallowing saliva, meaning one who is extremely poor

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 吞 (tan1) — take possession; to swallow; to take; to annex; to engulf; to gulp
• 吞咗火藥 (tan1 zo2 fo2 joek6) — angry; bad temper
• 吞拿魚三文治 (tan1 naa4 jyu2 saam1 man4 zi6) — Tuna sandwich
• 吞槍 (tan1 coeng1) — to commit suicide by shooting oneself in the throat with a gun
• 吞蛋 (tan1 daan2) — lit. swallow an egg, meaning to score nil or no marks in a sport match or exam
• 吞那魚 (tan1 naa5 jyu4) — tuna fish

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