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

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

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

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