粵

繃maang1繃maang1緊gan2

maang1 maang1 gan2běng běng jǐninferred

English

  1. barely enough; reluctantly enough

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 只係啱啱好達到最低要求

Examples

  • 今個月啲零用繃繃緊咋。

    The pocket money for this month is barely enough.

  • 我個分入大學都係掹掹緊。

    My grades are barely enough to enrol into universities.

Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk

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