石罅米

Cantonese · source Jyutpingsek6 laa3 mai5

Meanings

  1. (slang) someone is willing to spend money on prostitutes only
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Reading & tones

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Same syllable, six tones

seksek1—sek2—锡sek3tinsek4—sek5—石sek6rock
maimai1—mai2—mai3—迷mai4to bewilder米mai5rice袂mai6

Characters whose customary Unihan reading (kCantonese) is this syllable in each tone, chosen as in the tone atlas (2013 standard level, then the number of CC-CEDICT words they form), with CC-Canto 2017's meaning for that reading; a dash means no catalogue character has that reading. Checked syllables (-p, -t, -k) normally carry tones 1, 3 and 6. Character readings, not word readings; no frequency implied.

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: shi2 xia4 mi3. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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sek6 laa3 mai5

Cantonese word readings for 石罅米. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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