粵

攝sip3灶zou3罅laa3

simp摄灶罅also written攝竈罅
sip3 zou3 laa3shè zào xià

English

  1. any female who have reached suitable age for marriage, but not yet married, and unlikely to attract anyone to be with her
  2. (of women) to have missed the chance to get married; to be "left on the shelf"; literally: to wedge the stove gap

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 嫁唔出

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

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