粵

紮zaat3炮paau3

zaat3 paau3zā pào

English

  1. hunger; tighten up waist belt (spoken)
  2. to cut down on one's spending; to tighten one's belt; to have no money for food; literally, to tie a pack of fire crackers ----
  3. to tighten one's belt to reduce the hunger

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 財困要慳住使，滅少開支
  2. 勒緊褲頭，減少肚餓感覺

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

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