"食穀種" meaning in Chinese

See 食穀種 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /sɪk̚² kʊk̚⁵ t͡sʊŋ³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /sɪk̚² kʊk̚⁵ t͡sʊŋ³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: sik⁶ guk¹ zung² [Cantonese, Jyutping], sihk gūk júng [Cantonese, Yale], sik⁹ guk⁷ dzung² [Cantonese, Pinyin], xig⁶ gug¹ zung² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 食⫽穀種 [canonical], 食谷种
Etymology: Rice seeds are reserved by farmers so that they can grow them and make money in the future. When there is crop failure and one has consumed all food storage, he has no choice but to eat the seeds. Thus this expression means one has lived off all savings without income. Head templates: {{zh-verb|type=vo}} 食⫽穀種 (verb-object)
  1. (Cantonese) to live off one's savings without any income Tags: Cantonese, verb-object
    Sense id: en-食穀種-zh-verb-BKaKCy~H Categories (other): Cantonese Chinese, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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      "zh-pron": "sik⁶ guk¹ zung²"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sihk gūk júng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sik⁹ guk⁷ dzung²"
    },
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        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xig⁶ gug¹ zung²"
    },
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      "ipa": "/sɪk̚² kʊk̚⁵ t͡sʊŋ³⁵/",
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      "ipa": "/sɪk̚² kʊk̚⁵ t͡sʊŋ³⁵/"
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      "zh-pron": "sik⁶ guk¹ zung²"
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      "zh-pron": "sihk gūk júng"
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      "zh-pron": "sik⁹ guk⁷ dzung²"
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      "zh-pron": "xig⁶ gug¹ zung²"
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