捱ngaai4穀guk1種zung2

simp挨谷种

ngaai4 guk1 zung2āi gǔ zhǒng

English

to survive on one's saving
to have to live on only one's savings, without any income

粵語 — Cantonese

指冇收入來源，靠食存糧過日子；穀種係農夫保留嚟種植新稻嘅種子，非到山窮水盡都唔會攞嚟食

Examples

佢自從失業就日日留響屋企食穀種。
He started to live off his savings at home after unemployment.

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

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