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

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• 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

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

Synonyms

• 籮底橙／箩底橙

See also

• 攝灶罅／摄灶罅