撈唔掂
simp捞唔掂laau4 m4 dim6lou1 m4 dim6lāo wú diān
English
- to struggle to make enough money [colloquial]
- (someone's career, something or somewhere) not developing well; not making much money
粵語 — Cantonese
- 形容人嘅事業、事物甚或係地方,發展受阻,冇乜起色噉;揾唔到食
Examples
佢喺廣州撈唔掂咪返落嚟香港做嘢囉。
He comes back to work in Hong Kong only after he fails to making a living in Canton.
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk