雞碎 [鸡－]

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Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. a small amount
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    指​少量​錢
    tiny amount of money, as much as chicken feed
    • 做足成日，都係得嗰雞碎咁多。
      做足成日，都系得𠮶鸡碎咁多。
      zou6 zuk1 seng4 jat6, dou1 hai6 dak1 go2 gai1 seoi3 gam3 do1.
      Even after a while day of work, only a tiny bit has been got.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, Cantonese, figuratively
    small amount; a bit
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    鸡碎咁多钱，对我嚟讲有乜用。
    雞碎咁多錢，對我嚟講有乜用。
    gai1 seoi3 gam3 do1 cin2 ， deoi3 ngo5 lai4 gong2 jau5 me1 jung6 。
    • The crumbs I get for a salary don't get me anywhere.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    虽然佢份工得鸡碎咁多人工，但系佢好抵得谂，日日开OT都冇怨过半句。
    雖然佢份工得雞碎咁多人工，但係佢好抵得諗，日日開OT都冇怨過半句。
    seoi1 jin4 keoi5 fan6 gung1 dak1 gai1 seoi3 gam3 do1 jan4 gung1, daan6 hai6 keoi5 hou2 dai2 dak1 nam2, jat6 jat6 hoi1 ou1 ti1 dou1 mou5 jyun3 gwo3 bun3 geoi3.
    • He earns a miserable wage from his job, but he doesn't seem to mind a single bit. In fact, he doesn't even complain about having to work overtime every day.
  2. Cantonese
    啲人工得鸡碎咁多，交得租嚟唔够食饭。
    啲人工得雞碎咁多，交得租嚟唔夠食飯。
    di1 jan4 gung1 dak1 gai1 seoi3 gam3 do1, gaau1 dak1 zou1 lai4 m4 gau3 sik6 faan6.
    • The salary is so low. I can't pay for the mean if I pay the rent.
  3. Cantonese
    头先啲客全部都系细旗，搞到我赚得果鸡碎 甘少。
    頭先啲客全部都係細旗，搞到我賺得果雞碎 甘少。
    yue:頭先啲客全部都係細旗，搞到我賺得果雞碎 甘少。
    • I had earned only chicken feed cause all I have been netting are small fares.
  4. Cantonese
    做足成日，都系得𠮶鸡碎咁多。
    做足成日，都係得嗰雞碎咁多。
    zou6 zuk1 seng4 jat6, dou1 hai6 dak1 go2 gai1 seoi3 gam3 do1.
    • Even after a while day of work, only a tiny bit has been got.