撈唔掂 [捞－－]

Jyutping lou1 m4 dim6
Pinyin lāo wú diān

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句、俚語
    形容​人​嘅​事​業​、​事物​甚或​係​地方​，​發展​受阻​，​冇​乜​起色​噉​；​揾​唔​到​食
    (someone's career, something or somewhere) not developing well; not making much money
    • 佢喺廣州撈唔掂咪返落嚟香港做嘢囉。
      佢喺广州捞唔掂咪返落嚟香港做嘢啰。
      keoi5 hai2 gwong2 zau1 lou1 m4 dim6 mai6 faan1 lok6 lei4 hoeng1 gong2 zou6 je5 lo1.
      He comes back to work in Hong Kong only after he fails to making a living in Canton.

撈唔掂 [捞－－]

Jyutping laau4 m4 dim6
Pinyin lāo wú diān

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to struggle to make enough money [colloquial]
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢喺外国捞唔掂，要返嚟香港揾工。
    佢喺外國撈唔掂，要返嚟香港揾工。
    keoi5 hai2 ngoi6 gwok3 lou1 m4 dim6, jiu3 faan1 lai4 hoeng1 gong2 wan2 gung1.
    • He couldn't make a living in a foreign country, so he came back to Hong Kong to look for a job.
  2. Cantonese
    佢喺广州捞唔掂咪返落嚟香港做嘢啰。
    佢喺廣州撈唔掂咪返落嚟香港做嘢囉。
    keoi5 hai2 gwong2 zau1 lou1 m4 dim6 mai6 faan1 lok6 lei4 hoeng1 gong2 zou6 je5 lo1.
    • He comes back to work in Hong Kong only after he fails to making a living in Canton.