手面趁食

Chinese

		extent on one's spending	to earn a living; to make a living by prostituting oneself
trad. (手面趁食)		手面	趁食
simp. #(手面趁食)		手面	趁食

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhiú-bīn-thàn-chia̍h

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiú-bīn-thàn-chia̍h
    • Tâi-lô: tshiú-bīn-thàn-tsia̍h
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chiw'bixntarnciah
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bin²²⁻²¹ tʰan²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siaʔ⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bin²²⁻²¹ tʰan²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siaʔ¹²¹/

Verb

手面趁食

1. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to support oneself or one's family on property at hand
2. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) to eke out a living through handwork