賺zaan6錢cin2買maai5花faa1戴daai3

English

1. (literally: to earn money to buy flowers for wearing); one's salary is not needed for basic living expenses and can be spent on luxuries
2. does not need one's salary for living expenses, one's salary is for luxuries and unnecessities (usually of women); literally, to earn money for buying flowers to wear

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 形容一個人返工唔係為咗維持基本嘅生活需要，而只係為咗要買一啲額外嘅、名貴嘅嘢嚟娛樂自己；返工並唔係必要；多數指女性

Examples

• 佢返工都係賺錢買花戴㗎啫，佢邊緊張份工。

  She works for luxuries, not out of necessity. I wouldn't expect her to take her job seriously.