粵

瘦sau3蜢maang1蜢maang1

sau3 maang1 maang1sau3 maang2 maang2shòu měng měng

English

  1. (adjective) skinny; thin; undernourished
  2. very thin; bag of bones; skin and bones

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 形容一個人骨瘦如柴,皮包骨咁

Examples

  • 佢一餐食兩碗飯都仲係瘦蜢蜢,係咪個肚生癪呀?

    He eats two bowls of rice per meal yet remains thin as a stick; perhaps there's parasites in his stomach.

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

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