「手緊」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: sau2 gan2
Individual
Character Meaning:
hand; forelimb; lot
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.) ngo5ni1paai2hou2sau2gan2ho2m4ho2ji5ze3di1cin2lai4jung6
    (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.) ni1go3gaau3sau6ceot1meng2sau2gan2soeng2hai2keoi5sau2soeng6lo2Aei1zan1hai6faat3mung6
    (Eng.) This professor is famous for his high grading standard, to get an A from his class is like dreaming.

See also: 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 (類近詞彙取自ToastyNews數據分析)
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