賣剩蔗 (maai6 zing6 ze3) : (slang) literally 'the leftover sugar cane; the leftovers that no one wants after all the good ones has been picked, often used in a derogatory way to refer to refer to women who are 'the leftover women' that no man wants

即是 zik1 si6

that is

沒有 mou5 jau5

without

人 jan4

man

person

people M: 个gè [个]

位wèi [位]

mankind

someone else

要 jiu3

important

vital

to want

to ask for

will

going to (as future auxiliary)

may

must

(used in a comparison) must be

probably

if

essential points

necessary

necessity

to desire

to need

should

的 dik1

of

~'s (possessive particle)

(used after an attribute)

(used to form a nominal expression)

(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)

truly

really

indeed

target

to lift up

few

small

to fetch

to move

to get

to pick up

to force

就是 zau6 si6

(verb) Something is…

賣剩蔗 maai6 zing6 ze3

(slang) literally 'the leftover sugar cane; the leftovers that no one wants after all the good ones has been picked, often used in a derogatory way to refer to refer to women who are 'the leftover women' that no man wants

啦 la5

“now”, with an connotation of doubt

surprise

disapproval

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