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咬
長
糧
[-
长
粮
]
Jyutping
ngaau5 coeng4 loeng4
Pinyin
yǎo zhǎng liáng
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
動詞、俚語
靠退休金生活
to get one's pension and retire; literally: to bite long grain
近義詞
食長糧
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
我阿妈系公务员,退咗休之后有得咬长粮。
我阿媽係公務員,退咗休之後有得咬長糧。
ngo5 aa3 maa1 hai6 gung1 mou6 jyun4, teoi3 zo2 jau1 zi1 hau6 jau5 dak1 ngaau5 coeng4 loeng4.
My mother is a civil servant; she will receive a monthly pension after retirement.
Cantonese
咬长粮
咬長糧
ngaau5 coeng4 loeng4
to get one's pension