越窮越見鬼 [－穷－见－]

Jyutping jyut6 kung4 jyut6 gin3 gwai2
Pinyin yuè qióng yuè jiàn guǐ

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    形容​人越​窮​就​越​黑仔​，​偏偏​手頭​上​冇​錢​嘅​時​候​先​嚟​遇到​咁​多​問題
    the poorer one is, the more misfortunes one encounters; literally: the poorer one is, the more ghosts one sees
    • 乜都未買已經負債累累 ，呢個月已經連本來用嚟配con嘅錢都用埋 ，真係越窮越見鬼。
      乜都未买已经负债累累 ，呢个月已经连本来用嚟配con嘅钱都用埋 ，真系越穷越见鬼。
      yue:乜都未買已經負債累累 ，呢個月已經連本來用嚟配con嘅錢都用埋 ，真係越窮越見鬼。
      I'm already in debt before I've even bought anything, and this month I've already spent all the money I had on contact lenses, so the poorer I get, the worse I get.
  2. 參看
    愈窮愈見鬼
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    乜都未买已经负债累累 ，呢个月已经连本来用嚟配con嘅钱都用埋 ，真系越穷越见鬼。
    乜都未買已經負債累累 ，呢個月已經連本來用嚟配con嘅錢都用埋 ，真係越窮越見鬼。
    yue:乜都未買已經負債累累 ，呢個月已經連本來用嚟配con嘅錢都用埋 ，真係越窮越見鬼。
    • I'm already in debt before I've even bought anything, and this month I've already spent all the money I had on contact lenses, so the poorer I get, the worse I get.