扲荷包 [－－－]

Jyutping ngam4 ho4 baau1
Pinyin qián hé bāo

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. verb; bring the wallet
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    出錢​（​尤其​用​私己​錢​）
    to pay out of someone's pocket
    • 又要你扲荷包請食飯，點好意思呢？
      又要你扲荷包请食饭，点好意思呢？
      jau6 jiu3 nei5 ngam4 ho4 baau1 ceng2 sik6 faan6, dim2 hou2 ji3 si1 ne1?
      That's very generous of you to treat me a meal out of your pocket again.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, Cantonese, idiomatic
    to contribute money
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 掏腰包
  2. 掏錢包 – 掏钱包
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    扲荷包
    扲荷包
    ngam4 ho4 baau1
    • to contribute money (literally "to pull one's wallet out")
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    扲荷包
    扲荷包
    ngam4 ho4 baau1
    • to search for and take out the wallet
  2. Cantonese
    又要你扲荷包请食饭，点好意思呢？
    又要你扲荷包請食飯，點好意思呢？
    jau6 jiu3 nei5 ngam4 ho4 baau1 ceng2 sik6 faan6, dim2 hou2 ji3 si1 ne1?
    • That's very generous of you to treat me a meal out of your pocket again.