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沒吃沒穿
  mut6 hek3 mut6 cyun1   jyutping
  mei2 chi1 mei2 chuan1   pinyin
(idiom) to be without food and clothing; be very poor


Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
沒吃沒穿 / 没吃没穿

This word was added by bybell on 19th Feb 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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 mut6  mei2 mo4 mo3  -  sink; disappear; finished
 hek3 jaak3  chi1  -  eat
 mut6  mei2 mo4 mo3  -  sink; disappear; finished
穿  cyun1  chuan1 chuan4 yuan1  -  [v] wear; penetrate; cross (street)

*** The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate ***


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