「食西北風」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: sik6 sai1 bak1 fung1
Individual
Character Meaning:
食 to eat; to take (medicine); to suffer; to conquer; to control
西 west; to spin
北 north
風 wind; view; scenery; event; news; rumors; information; often not official; tropical cyclone; style; trend
Part of Speech: verb
Labels: Slang
Explanation:
  • not to have any food to eat; literally: to eat northwest wind
    (Cant.) 阿aa3松cung4佢keoi5唔m4識sik1煮zyu2飯faan6又jau6冇mou5晒saai3杯bui1麪min6,今gam1晚maan1實sat6係hai6食sik6西sai1北bak1風fung1啦laa1。
    (Eng.) Ah-Chung can't cook and has run out of cup noodles. He'll likely go hungry tonight.

  • to have no income
    (Cant.) 阿aa3松cung4夏haa6天tin1走zau2去heoi3賣maai6羽jyu5絨jung2,實sat6食sik6西sai1北bak1風fung1啦laa1。
    (Eng.) Ah-Chung is selling down feather jackets in summer. He won't be earning any money.

Synonym: Synonym: 喝西北風 食風
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