手停口停
Chinese
hand; convenient; ‑er to stop; to halt; to park (a car) mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils) to stop; to halt; to park (a car) simp. and trad.
(手停口停)手 停 口 停 Literally: “[once] the hands stop, the mouth stops”.
Pronunciation
Idiom
手停口停
- (Cantonese) to not have enough to get by once one stops working