賣剩蔗

Chinese

		sell	have as remainder	sugar cane
trad. (賣剩蔗)		賣	剩	蔗
simp. (卖剩蔗)		卖	剩	蔗
Literally: “unsold sugarcane”.

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): maai⁶ zing⁶ ze³, maai⁶ sing⁶ ze³

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: maai⁶ zing⁶ ze³, maai⁶ sing⁶ ze³
  - Yale: maaih jihng je, maaih sihng je
  - Cantonese Pinyin: maai⁶ dzing⁶ dze³, maai⁶ sing⁶ dze³
  - Guangdong Romanization: mai⁶ jing⁶ zé³, mai⁶ xing⁶ zé³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /maːi̯²² t͡sɪŋ²² t͡sɛː³³/, /maːi̯²² sɪŋ²² t͡sɛː³³/

Noun

賣剩蔗

(Cantonese) leftover goods
(Cantonese, figuratively) "leftover woman"; old spinster; old unmarried woman

Synonyms

籮底橙／箩底橙

See also

攝灶罅／摄灶罅

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