五行缺水
ng5 hang4 kyut3 seoi2wǔ xíng quē shuǐ
English
- a humorous way of saying that somebody lacks money; literally 'lacking the element of water'
- to be in need of money; to be poor; literally: missing the element of water
粵語 — Cantonese
- 窮;俗語話「水為財」,所以五行缺水就係冇錢噉解
Examples
「我呢期五行欠水。」「你不嬲都欠㗎啦。」
"I've been in need of money lately." "I think that's been the case for a long time."
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk