「手緊」

Entry #1
Pronunciation：	sau2 gan2
Individual Character Meaning：	手 hand; forelimb; lot 緊 tight; -ing (continuous); (rarely used) fast; strict; tense; stretched; not relaxed
Part of Speech：	adjective
Explanation：	running out of money; cash strapped; short of money (Cant.) 我ngo5呢ni1排paai2好hou2手sau2緊gan2，可ho2唔m4可ho2以ji5借ze3啲di1錢cin2嚟lai4用jung6？ (Eng.) I'm short of money these days, so can you lend me some money to use? to tighten the criteria, (of marking or grading) to mark down students' work; to give marks to students' work strictly in accordance with the regulations (Cant.) 呢ni1個go3教gaau3授sau6出ceot1名meng2手sau2緊gan2，想soeng2喺hai2佢keoi5手sau2上soeng6攞lo2Aei1真zan1係hai6發faat3夢mung6。 (Eng.) This professor is famous for his high grading standard, to get an A from his class is like dreaming.
See also：	等錢使手頭緊拮据左支右絀手多手忙腳亂手殘手襪手足無措手頭緊手鬆有兩手頭重腳輕 (部份類近詞彙取自ToastyNews數據分析)
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