粵

冇mou5啖daam6好hou2食sik6

mou5 daam6 hou2 sik6mǎo dàn hǎo shí

English

  1. to suffer difficult times; to struggle to make a living (literally 'nothing good to eat')
  2. to have nothing but bad food; literally: not even a mouthful of good food
  3. figuratively, to fall on hard times; to experience difficulties; to be unable or struggle to make a living

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 冇好食嘅嘢
  2. 引申指經濟艱難,生活難過

Examples

  • 呢排經濟唔好,個個都冇啖好食。

    Lately the economy has been bad. Everyone is having a hard time putting food on the table.

  • 呢區真係冇啖好食,附近啲餐廳又貴又難食!

    There is nothing but bad food in this area. The restaurants nearby are expensive and only offer tasteless food! ----

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

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