手面趁食

手面趁食

Chinese

		extent on one's spending	to earn a living; to make a living by prostituting oneself
simp. and trad. (手面趁食)		手面	趁食

Pronunciation

• Min Nan (POJ): chhiú-bīn-thàn-chia̍h

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• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiú-bīn-thàn-chia̍h
    • Tâi-lô: tshiú-bīn-thàn-tsia̍h
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chiw'bixntarnciah
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bin²²⁻²¹ tʰan²¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕiaʔ⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bin²²⁻²¹ tʰan²¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕiaʔ¹²¹/

Verb

手面趁食

1. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Min Nan) to support oneself or one's family on property at hand
2. (Zhangzhou Min Nan) to eke out a living through handwork