餐搵餐食餐餐清 (caan1 wan2 caan1 sik6 caan1 caan1 cing1) — completely spend what one earns, "livin… in Cantonese

caanˉ¹餐wanˊ²搵caanˉ¹餐sikˍ₆食caanˉ¹餐caanˉ¹餐cingˉ¹清

简餐揾餐食餐餐清

Mandarin Pinyin: can1 wen4 can1 shi2 can1 can1 qing1

Meaning of 餐搵餐食餐餐清

nouncompletely spend what one earns, "living paycheck to paycheck"

nounspent all one earns instantly (spoken)

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caanˉ¹餐wanˊ²搵caanˉ¹餐sikˍ₆食caanˉ¹餐caanˉ¹餐cing1,清，houˊ²好haanˉ¹慳cin2.錢。

Eating whatever you find and finishing it saves money.

ngoˏ₅我deiˍ₆哋caanˉ¹餐wanˊ²搵caanˉ¹餐sikˍ₆食caanˉ¹餐caanˉ¹餐cing1.清。

We eat whatever we can find, finishing everything.

sai˗₃細manˎ₄蚊zaiˊ²仔caanˉ¹餐wanˊ²搵caanˉ¹餐sikˍ₆食caanˉ¹餐caanˉ¹餐cing1.清。

The little kid eats whatever they can find, finishing it all.

keoiˏ₅佢caanˉ¹餐wanˊ²搵caanˉ¹餐sikˍ₆食caanˉ¹餐caanˉ¹餐cing1.清。

He eats whatever he can find, finishing everything.

keoiˏ₅佢zauˍ₆就haiˍ₆係caanˉ¹餐wanˊ²搵caanˉ¹餐sikˍ₆食caanˉ¹餐caanˉ¹餐cing1.清。

He's the type to eat whatever he finds, finishing it all.

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