攝灶罅

Chinese

		assist; collect; absorb	kitchen stove	crack; grudge
trad. (攝灶罅)		攝	灶	罅
simp. (摄灶罅)		摄	灶	罅
Literally: “to squeeze into the gap under the kitchen stove”.

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sip³ zou³ laa³

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sip³ zou³ laa³
    • Yale: sip jou la
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sip⁸ dzou³ laa³
    • Guangdong Romanization: xib³ zou³ la³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːp̚³ t͡sou̯³³ laː³³/

Verb

攝⫽灶罅 (verb-object)

1. (Cantonese, of a woman) to be left on the shelf; to remain unmarried

See also

• 賣剩蔗／卖剩蔗
• 籮底橙／箩底橙