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粵語辭叢

拾荒

sap6 fong1included in 2 dictionaries
粵典 (words.hk)Hong KongWord

收集人哋唔要嘅廢棄物 (to collect what other people dumped)

動詞

Examples

個老伯伯揾唔到工,只可以靠拾荒為生。

go3 lou5 baak3 baak3 wan2 m4 dou2 gung1, zi2 ho2 ji5 kaau3 sap6 fong1 wai4 sang1.

The old man cannot get a job so he can only become an elderly scavenger.

維基辭典YueWord

Original phonetic: /sɐp̚² fɔːŋ⁵⁵/

to glean and collect scraps; to ragpick; to scavenge