粵

刮gwaat3沙saa1

gwaat3 saa1guā shā

English

  1. Gua sha, which is a traditional Chinese medical treatment
  2. to have a tough time; literally: to scrape sand

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 比喻好艱辛咁做嘢嚟勉強咁生活到。

Examples

  • 阿松佢早排破咗產,而家刮緊沙。

    A-chung just went bankrupt. Now he is having a tough time.

Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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