七窮六絕

Chinese

		seven	exhausted; poor	six	cut short; extinct; to disappear cut short; extinct; to disappear; to vanish; absolutely; by no means
trad. (七窮六絕)		七	窮	六	絕
simp. (七穷六绝)		七	穷	六	绝

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cat¹ kung⁴ luk⁶ zyut⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cat¹ kung⁴ luk⁶ zyut⁶
    • Yale: chāt kùhng luhk jyuht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsat⁷ kung⁴ luk⁹ dzyt⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ced¹ kung⁴ lug⁶ jud⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ kʰʊŋ²¹ lʊk̚² t͡syːt̚²/

Idiom

七窮六絕

1. (Cantonese) in a state of utter poverty, destitute, penniless, poor as a church mouse

   • 我雖然七窮六絕，都唔會領綜援！ [Hong Kong Cantonese, trad.]
     我虽然七穷六绝，都唔会领综援！ [Hong Kong Cantonese, simp.]

     ngo⁵ seoi¹ jin⁴ cat¹ kung⁴ luk⁶ zyut⁶, dou¹ m⁴ wui⁵ leng⁵ zung¹ wun⁴! [Jyutping]

     Even if I am penniless, I'll not go on the dole.

Synonyms

• 窮困潦倒／穷困潦倒 (qióngkùn liáodǎo)
• 一貧如洗／一贫如洗 (yīpínrúxǐ)