水喉
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English
- (n.) a hose; a water pipe (adj.) (slang) Mr. moneybags (if someone is described as 有支水喉射住, he has sufficient financial support.)
- water pipe
- extended to mean plumbing in general
- figuratively: capital, funding, money support
粵語 — Cantonese
- 用嚟輸送水、連接用水嘅地方嘅管道、喉管（量詞：條）
- 延伸至同運載水流有關嘅工具，包括水龍頭
- 比喻資金
Examples
裝水喉
to install water pipes
水喉佬
male plumber
閂水喉
to stop funding
水喉老化
aging of water pipes ----
佢識整水喉。
He can repair water pipes, fixtures and appliances. ----
有支水喉射住
to have sufficient financial support
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk