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沒吃沒穿 (mut6 hek3 mut6 cyun1) — (idiom) to be without food and clothing; be very poor in Cantonese

mutˍ₆沒hek˗₃吃mutˍ₆沒cyunˉ¹穿
简 没吃没穿
Mandarin Pinyin: mei2 chi1 mei2 chuan1

Meaning of 沒吃沒穿

noun(idiom) to be without food and clothing; be very poor

Characters in 沒吃沒穿

沒mut6
be less/fewer than; be inferior to
吃hek3
wipe out; annihilate; destroy
穿cyun1
wear; put on; be dressed in

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