老本
lou5 bun2lǎo běn
English
- capital
- assets
- savings
- nest egg
- (fig.) reputation
- laurels (to rest upon)
- old edition of a book
- (tree) trunk
- money, properties and even strengths that one has accumulated for a period of time
粵語 — Cantonese
- 積存落嘅資金、財產,以至實力
Examples
移民之後揾唔到嘢做,唯有食老本啦。
I couldn't find a job after immigration and had to live on savings.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk