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蝕本

sit6 bun2included in 3 dictionaries
sik6 bun2included in 1 dictionaries
set4 bun2included in 1 dictionaries
粵典 (words.hk)Hong KongWord
Jyutping:
sit6 bun2

做生意嗰陣蝕錢,連成本都賺唔返 (to incur loss in business; to lose money (from a business' capital))

動詞

Examples

我盤生意蝕緊本。

ngo5 pun4 saang1 ji3 sit6 gan2 bun2.

My business is losing money.

維基辭典YueWord
Jyutping:
sit6 bun2Original phonetic: /siːt̚² puːn³⁵/
sik6 bun2Original phonetic: /sɪk̚² puːn³⁵/

to lose one's capital; to lose money

粵語辭源: 430_3CantonWord
Jyutping:
sit6 bun2Original phonetic: xid6 bun2

虧本。(饒秉才等:2020:456)

References:
  • 【丑】想是買賣〜,所以不歸。(明·鄭之珍《目連救母勸善戲文》卷上葉八五,明萬曆十年高石山房刻本)