養命 (joeng5 meng6) — to sustain one's life in Cantonese | HKDictionary

joengˏ₅養mengˍ₆命

简养命

Mandarin Pinyin: yang3 ming4

Meaning of 養命

nounto sustain one's life

Characters in 養命

rest; convalesce; recuperate

assign (a name, title, etc)

Words Containing 養命

吞口水養命tan1 hau2 seoi2 joeng5 meng6

lit. to survive on swallowing saliva, meaning one who is extremely poor

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