等錢使

Chinese

		class; rank; grade class; rank; grade; equal to; same as; wait for; await; et cetera; and so on	coin; money	to make; to cause; to enable to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; messenger
trad. (等錢使)		等	錢	使
simp. (等钱使)		等	钱	使
alternative forms		等錢洗／等钱洗

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dang² cin^4-2 sai²

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dang² cin^4-2 sai²
    • Yale: dáng chín sái
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dang² tsin^4-2 sai²
    • Guangdong Romanization: deng² qin^4-2 sei²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɐŋ³⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹⁻³⁵ sɐi̯³⁵/

Adjective

等錢使

1. (Cantonese) running out of money; cash-strapped; short of money; hard up

Synonyms

• 手緊／手紧 (shǒujǐn)
• 手頭緊／手头紧 (shǒutóu jǐn)
• (Hokkien) 手頭絚／手头𰬌