Jyut Dictionary
Online Dictionary
Resources
Download
About
Auto-detect search language
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Jyutping
Fuzzy Jyutping
Pinyin
Fuzzy Pinyin
English
Search
Auto-detect search language
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Jyutping
Fuzzy Jyutping
Pinyin
Fuzzy Pinyin
English
捱
麵
包
[
挨
面
-]
Jyutping
ngaai4 min6 baau1
Pinyin
āi miàn bāo
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
lit. to survive on bread; meaning one has to save on food cost for living and survival
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
挨面包
捱麵包
ngaai4 min6 baau1
to eat cheap bread in order to save money