捱麪包
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English
- to eat cheap bread, instead of full meals, in order to save money; literally 'to put up with bread'
粵語 — Cantonese
- 為咗慳錢，食平價嘅麪包嚟做正餐
Examples
為咗買名牌手袋餐餐捱麪包，值得咩？
Is it really worth it to save money on meals and eat cheap bread every day just to buy a luxury handbag?
Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk