冇啖好食
mou5 daam6 hou2 sik6mǎo dàn hǎo shí
English
- to suffer difficult times; to struggle to make a living (literally 'nothing good to eat')
- to have nothing but bad food; literally: not even a mouthful of good food
- figuratively, to fall on hard times; to experience difficulties; to be unable or struggle to make a living
粵語 — Cantonese
- 冇好食嘅嘢
- 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