手頭緊 [－头紧]

Jyutping sau2 tau4 gan2
Pinyin shǒu tóu jǐn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. short of money
  2. hard up
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    冇​咩​錢​；​唔​夠錢​使
    running out of money; cash strapped; short of money
    • 我呢排手頭緊，可唔可以借啲錢嚟用？
      我呢排手头紧，可唔可以借啲钱嚟用？
      ngo5 ni1 paai2 sau2 tau4 gan2, ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 ze3 di1 cin2 lai4 jung6?
      I'm short of money these days, so can you lend me some money to use?
  2. 近義詞
    手緊、水緊
  3. 反義詞
    手頭鬆
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj
    short of money; hard up; broke
    (syn.) 手頭絚, 手头𰬌, 手紧, 等錢使, 等钱使, 手緊
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    手头紧
    手頭緊
    sau2 tau4 gan2
    • to feel the pinch
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    手头紧
    手頭緊
    sau2 tau4 gan2
    • to be short of money
  2. Cantonese
    我呢排手头紧，可唔可以借啲钱嚟用？
    我呢排手頭緊，可唔可以借啲錢嚟用？
    ngo5 ni1 paai2 sau2 tau4 gan2, ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 ze3 di1 cin2 lai4 jung6?
    • I'm short of money these days, so can you lend me some money to use?