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攝灶罅 (sip3 zou3 laa3) — a spinster in Cantonese

sip˗₃攝zou˗₃灶laa˗₃罅
简 摄灶罅
Mandarin Pinyin: she4 zao4 xia4

Meaning of 攝灶罅

nouna spinster
nounany female who have reached suitable age for marriage, but not yet married, and unlikely to attract anyone to be with her

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Example Sentences with 攝灶罅

佢要嫁畀唐叔嘅仔你又唔肯，唔通要個女將來攝灶罅咩？
You disallow her despite her wanting to marry Ah Tong's son; don't tell me you want her to end up a spinster?
keoiˏ₅佢sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日sip˗₃攝zouˍ₆灶haa3.罅。
He's always prying into others' business.
ngoˏ₅我zeoi˗₃最zangˉ¹憎janˎ₄人sip˗₃攝zouˍ₆灶haa3.罅。
I hate people who pry.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好sip˗₃攝zouˍ₆灶haa˗₃罅laa1!啦！
Stop snooping!
keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好zungˉ¹鍾ji˗₃意sip˗₃攝zouˍ₆灶haa3.罅。
He really likes to eavesdrop.
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Characters in 攝灶罅

攝sip3
take a photograph/shot of
灶zou3
simplified form of (For details, please refer to )
罅laa3
crack; rift; gap; cleft; fissure; split

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