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石罅米
  sek6 laa3 mai5   jyutping
one who is willing to spend money only on females; one who frequents whorehouses | synonym:
[lit] a grain of rice in the cleft between two stone slabs

This is the first part of a 歇後語 with as the second part. Literally, a grain of rice in the cleft between two stone slabs can be pecked only by hens, i.e. which also means "hookers". The figurative meaning has extended from "hookers" to "females" in general.
Idiom

Level: 4
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
石罅米

This word has been viewed 1519 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by C Chiu on 5th May 2008 10:28 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03
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Characters in this word:

 sek6 daam3  -  stone; rock; stone inscription
 laa3  -  crack
 mai5  -  uncooked rice
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