拮据 [--]
Jyutping
git3 geoi1
Pinyin
jié jù
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adj
short of money; in straitened circumstances
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手頭拮据
手头拮据
shǒu tóu jié jū
to feel the pinch
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經濟拮据
经济拮据
jīng jì jié jū
to be hard up; to be short of money
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adj, literary
diligent
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adv, literary
diligently
拮据 [--]
Jyutping
git3 geoi3
Pinyin
jié jū
-
形容詞
生活貧困,捉襟見肘
short of money
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佢生活拮据,淨係食排包同杯面度日。
佢生活拮据,净系食排包同杯面度日。
keoi5 saang1 wut6 git3 geoi3, zing6 hai6 sik6 paai4 baau1 tung4 bui1 min6 dou6 jat6.
He is perpetually impoverished and his diet consists only of plain bread and instant noodles.
拮据 [--]
Jyutping
git3 geoi1
Pinyin
jié jū
-
hard pressed for money
-
in financial straits
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adj
short of money; in straitened circumstances
-
手頭拮据
手头拮据
shǒu tóu jié jū
to feel the pinch
-
經濟拮据
经济拮据
jīng jì jié jū
to be hard up; to be short of money
-
adj, literary
diligent
-
adv, literary
diligently
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Mandarin
他的书销路不好,所以现在手头十分拮据。
他的書銷路不好,所以現在手頭十分拮据。
tā de shū xiāo lù bù hǎo , suǒ yǐ xiàn zài shǒu tóu shí fēn jié jū 。
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He is badly off, because his book doesn't sell well.
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Cantonese
佢生活拮据,净系食排包同杯面度日。
佢生活拮据,淨係食排包同杯面度日。
keoi5 saang1 wut6 git3 geoi3, zing6 hai6 sik6 paai4 baau1 tung4 bui1 min6 dou6 jat6.
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He is perpetually impoverished and his diet consists only of plain bread and instant noodles.
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Mandarin
手头拮据
手頭拮据
shǒu tóu jié jū
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Mandarin
经济拮据
經濟拮据
jīng jì jié jū
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to be hard up; to be short of money