捱世界 [挨－－]

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Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (slang) to endure difficulties in life for living and surviving; to persevere through a hard working life
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    響​社會​之中​打滾​，​受​歷練
    to face reality; to make a living through hardship; literally: to endure the world
    • 而家啲後生仔唔捱得，出到嚟捱世界唔夠一個月就話辛苦。
      而家啲后生仔唔挨得，出到嚟挨世界唔够一个月就话辛苦。
      ji4 gaa1 di1 hau6 saang1 zai2 m4 ngaai4 dak1, ceot1 dou3 lai4 ngaai4 sai3 gaai3 m4 gau3 jat1 go3 jyut6 zau6 waa6 san1 fu2.
      Young people nowadays cannot endure any hardship, starting to complain after working in the real world for only a month.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 熬日子
  2. 熬苦日子
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    鬼叫荷包㶶丁咩？唯有挨世界啦。
    鬼叫荷包燶丁咩？唯有捱世界啦。
    gwai2 giu3 ho4 baau1 nung1 ding1 me1? wai4 jau5 ngaai4 sai3 gaai3 laa1.
    • I'm broke. What I can only do is to make a living through hardship.
  2. Cantonese
    而家啲后生仔唔挨得，出到嚟挨世界唔够一个月就话辛苦。
    而家啲後生仔唔捱得，出到嚟捱世界唔夠一個月就話辛苦。
    ji4 gaa1 di1 hau6 saang1 zai2 m4 ngaai4 dak1, ceot1 dou3 lai4 ngaai4 sai3 gaai3 m4 gau3 jat1 go3 jyut6 zau6 waa6 san1 fu2.
    • Young people nowadays cannot endure any hardship, starting to complain after working in the real world for only a month.