粵

塘tong4底dai2凸dak6

tong4 dai2 dak6tong4 dai2 dat6táng dǐ tū

English

  1. describes someone who only appears when they need a favor from others or when they are in need of money [colloquial]
  2. someone who only appears when they need a favour, or when they have run out of money; literally "pool-bottom stick"

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 歇後語；下一句係「水乾至露頭」，指某個人平時平日都唔會出現，只有去到山窮水盡，想借人錢嘅時候先至露面求救

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

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