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src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Gemini_Generated_Image_19un8q19un8q19un-removebg-preview.png\" alt=\"\u5403\u571f\"><\/div><\/div>\n  <h1>Chitu<\/h1>\n  <div class=\"odd-hanzi-title\">\n    <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5403\u571f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5403\u571f<\/span> \u00b7 Ch\u012bt\u01d4\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"odd-banner\">\n  <div class=\"odd-banner-label\">In one line<\/div>\n  Literally &#8220;eating dirt&#8221; \u2014 a humorous way to describe being completely broke or living on an extremely tight budget.\n<\/div>\n\n<section>\n  <div class=\"odd-eyebrow\"><span class=\"odd-dots\"><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/span>Definition<\/div>\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%8B%95%E8%A9%9E%E7%9F%AD%E8%AA%9E%E5%8A%A8%E8%AF%8D%E7%9F%AD%E8%AF%AD_VERB_PHRASE\"><\/span><span class=\"odd-h-hanzi\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u52d5\u8a5e\u77ed\u8a9e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u52a8\u8bcd\u77ed\u8bed<\/span> VERB PHRASE<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p>Literally meaning &#8220;to eat dirt,&#8221; this popular internet slang is used when someone is so financially broke that they can&#8217;t even afford food and supposedly have to resort to eating dirt instead.<\/p>\n  <p>Of course, nobody is actually eating dirt! It\u2019s a playful, self-deprecating exaggeration used to describe tight finances, especially near the end of the month before payday.<\/p>\n  <p>You will frequently hear phrases like <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6211\u8981\u5403\u571f\u4e86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6211\u8981\u5403\u571f\u4e86<\/span> (W\u01d2 y\u00e0o ch\u012bt\u01d4 le, &#8220;I&#8217;m going to have to eat dirt&#8221;).<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n<section>\n  <div class=\"odd-eyebrow\"><span class=\"odd-dots\"><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/span>Examples<\/div>\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E4%BE%8B%E5%8F%A5%E4%BE%8B%E5%8F%A5\"><\/span><span class=\"odd-h-hanzi\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4f8b\u53e5<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4f8b\u53e5<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n  <div class=\"odd-example\">\n    <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8cb7<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b8c<\/span><rt>w\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6a5f\u7968<\/span><rt>j\u012bpi\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u500b<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6708<\/span><rt>yu\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>d\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u571f<\/span><rt>ch\u012bt\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e70<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b8c<\/span><rt>w\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u673a\u7968<\/span><rt>j\u012bpi\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u4e2a<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6708<\/span><rt>yu\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>d\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u571f<\/span><rt>ch\u012bt\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <div class=\"odd-en\">After buying the plane ticket, I&#8217;ll have to eat dirt for the rest of the month.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"odd-example\">\n    <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9084<\/span><rt>h\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u4ee5<\/span><rt>k\u011by\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8766<\/span><rt>xi\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u54ea\u50cf<\/span><rt>n\u01cexi\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6bcf\u500b<\/span><rt>m\u011bige<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6708<\/span><rt>yu\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u571f<\/span><rt>ch\u012bt\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd8<\/span><rt>h\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u4ee5<\/span><rt>k\u011by\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u867e<\/span><rt>xi\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u54ea\u50cf<\/span><rt>n\u01cexi\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6bcf\u4e2a<\/span><rt>m\u011bige<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6708<\/span><rt>yu\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u571f<\/span><rt>ch\u012bt\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <div class=\"odd-en\">You can still afford to eat shrimp, unlike me who has to eat dirt every month.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"odd-example\">\n    <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u80fd<\/span><rt>b\u00f9n\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8cb7<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5426\u5247<\/span><rt>f\u01d2uz\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u571f<\/span><rt>ch\u012bt\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u80fd<\/span><rt>b\u00f9n\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e70<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5426\u5219<\/span><rt>f\u01d2uz\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u571f<\/span><rt>ch\u012bt\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <div class=\"odd-en\">I need to stop shopping, otherwise I&#8217;ll have to eat dirt!<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section>\n  <div class=\"odd-eyebrow\"><span class=\"odd-dots\"><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/span>Dialogue<\/div>\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%B0%8D%E8%A9%B1%E5%AF%B9%E8%AF%9D\"><\/span><span class=\"odd-h-hanzi\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5c0d\u8a71<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5bf9\u8bdd<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n  <div class=\"odd-example odd-dialogue-line\">\n    <span class=\"odd-speaker\">A<\/span>\n    <div class=\"odd-dialogue-body\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6b38<\/span><rt>\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u665a\u4e0a<\/span><rt>w\u01censh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981\u4e0d\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0ob\u00fay\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u8d77<\/span><rt>y\u00ecq\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u706b\u934b<\/span><rt>hu\u01d2gu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6b38<\/span><rt>\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u665a\u4e0a<\/span><rt>w\u01censh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981\u4e0d\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0ob\u00fay\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u8d77<\/span><rt>y\u00ecq\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u706b\u9505<\/span><rt>hu\u01d2gu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <div class=\"odd-en\">Hey! Do you want to go eat hotpot together tonight?<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"odd-example odd-dialogue-line\">\n    <span class=\"odd-speaker\">B<\/span>\n    <div class=\"odd-dialogue-body\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u8981<\/span><rt>b\u00fay\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u8981<\/span><rt>b\u00fay\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u8981<\/span><rt>b\u00fay\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u8981<\/span><rt>b\u00fay\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <div class=\"odd-en\">No thanks.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"odd-example odd-dialogue-line\">\n    <span class=\"odd-speaker\">A<\/span>\n    <div class=\"odd-dialogue-body\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5e79\u561b<\/span><rt>g\u00e0nm\u00e1<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u53bb<\/span><rt>b\u00faq\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f\u8aaa<\/span><rt>sh\u00ecshu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b\u5230<\/span><rt>k\u00e0nd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684\u65b0\u805e<\/span><rt>de x\u012bnw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5e72\u561b<\/span><rt>g\u00e0nm\u00e1<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u53bb<\/span><rt>b\u00faq\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f\u8bf4<\/span><rt>sh\u00ecshu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b\u5230<\/span><rt>k\u00e0nd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684\u65b0\u95fb<\/span><rt>de x\u012bnw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <div class=\"odd-en\">Why not? By the way, have you seen the news today?<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"odd-example odd-dialogue-line\">\n    <span class=\"odd-speaker\">B<\/span>\n    <div class=\"odd-dialogue-body\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65b0\u805e<\/span><rt>x\u012bnw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65b0\u95fb<\/span><rt>x\u012bnw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <div class=\"odd-en\">What news?<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"odd-example odd-dialogue-line\">\n    <span class=\"odd-speaker\">A<\/span>\n    <div class=\"odd-dialogue-body\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u807d\u8aaa<\/span><rt>t\u012bngshu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\"> 29% <\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684\u4eba<\/span><rt>de r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6708\u5e95<\/span><rt>yu\u00e8d\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>d\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u571f<\/span><rt>ch\u012bt\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d85<\/span><rt>ch\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8a87\u5f35<\/span><rt>ku\u0101zh\u0101ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u542c\u8bf4<\/span><rt>t\u012bngshu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\"> 29% <\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684\u4eba<\/span><rt>de r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6708\u5e95<\/span><rt>yu\u00e8d\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>d\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u571f<\/span><rt>ch\u012bt\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d85<\/span><rt>ch\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5938\u5f20<\/span><rt>ku\u0101zh\u0101ng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <div class=\"odd-en\">There are 29% of people struggling on a tight budget at the end of the month, it&#8217;s crazy!<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"odd-example odd-dialogue-line\">\n    <span class=\"odd-speaker\">B<\/span>\n    <div class=\"odd-dialogue-body\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5594<\/span><rt>o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5594<\/span><rt>o<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <div class=\"odd-en\">Oh really?<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"odd-example odd-dialogue-line\">\n    <span class=\"odd-speaker\">A<\/span>\n    <div class=\"odd-dialogue-body\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u771f\u7684<\/span><rt>zh\u0113nde<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u8d77<\/span><rt>y\u00ecq\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u706b\u934b<\/span><rt>hu\u01d2gu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5594<\/span><rt>o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u665a<\/span><rt>j\u012bnw\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e79\u561b<\/span><rt>g\u00e0nma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u771f\u7684<\/span><rt>zh\u0113nde<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u8d77<\/span><rt>y\u00ecq\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u706b\u9505<\/span><rt>hu\u01d2gu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5594<\/span><rt>o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u665a<\/span><rt>j\u012bnw\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e72\u561b<\/span><rt>g\u0101nma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <div class=\"odd-en\">Are you really not going to eat hotpot? What are you planning to do tonight?<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"odd-example odd-dialogue-line\">\n    <span class=\"odd-speaker\">B<\/span>\n    <div class=\"odd-dialogue-body\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u571f<\/span><rt>ch\u012bt\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u571f<\/span><rt>ch\u012bt\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u571f<\/span><rt>ch\u012bt\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u571f<\/span><rt>ch\u012bt\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <div class=\"odd-en\">Eating dirt! (Sticking to my budget!)<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section>\n  <div class=\"odd-eyebrow\"><span class=\"odd-dots\"><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/span>Don&#8217;t mix these up<\/div>\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E8%BE%A8%E6%9E%90%E8%BE%A8%E6%9E%90\"><\/span><span class=\"odd-h-hanzi\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8fa8\u6790<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8fa8\u6790<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p>People often confuse different ways to talk about being low on money. Here is how they compare:<\/p>\n  <table>\n    <tbody><tr><th>Term<\/th><th>What it actually means<\/th><th>Tone<\/th><\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td class=\"odd-term\">\u5403\u571f<span class=\"odd-py\">ch\u012bt\u01d4<\/span><\/td>\n      <td>Being completely broke or living on a tight budget after spending too much<\/td>\n      <td>Humorous, self-deprecating, casual slang<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td class=\"odd-term\">\u6708\u5149\u65cf<span class=\"odd-py\">yu\u00e8gu\u0101ngz\u00fa<\/span><\/td>\n      <td>People who spend all of their monthly salary before the next paycheck arrives<\/td>\n      <td>Colloquial lifestyle label<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td class=\"odd-term\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7834\u7522<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7834\u4ea7<\/span><span class=\"odd-py\">p\u00f2ch\u01cen<\/span><\/td>\n      <td>Going legally bankrupt or losing all financial assets<\/td>\n      <td>Formal, legal, or serious<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td class=\"odd-term\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u624b\u982d\u7dca<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u624b\u5934\u7d27<\/span><span class=\"odd-py\">sh\u01d2ut\u00f3u j\u01d0n<\/span><\/td>\n      <td>Having limited cash on hand for the moment<\/td>\n      <td>Practical, neutral, everyday expression<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/tbody><\/table>\n  <p style=\"font-size:13.5px;color:var(--ink-soft)\">The quick test: <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5403\u571f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5403\u571f<\/span> is playful internet slang for being broke, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6708\u5149\u65cf<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6708\u5149\u65cf<\/span> describes a paycheck-to-paycheck lifestyle, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u624b\u982d\u7dca<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u624b\u5934\u7d27<\/span> is a mild everyday expression, and <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7834\u7522<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7834\u4ea7<\/span> is a serious legal situation.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n<section>\n  <div class=\"odd-eyebrow\"><span class=\"odd-dots\"><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/span>Flashcards<\/div>\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%BF%AB%E9%96%83%E5%8D%A1%E5%BF%AB%E9%97%AA%E5%8D%A1\"><\/span><span class=\"odd-h-hanzi\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5feb\u9583\u5361<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5feb\u95ea\u5361<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p style=\"font-size:13.5px;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-bottom:16px\">Tap a card to flip it.<\/p>\n  <div class=\"odd-flip-grid\">\n    <div class=\"odd-flip\"><div class=\"odd-flip-inner\">\n      <div class=\"odd-flip-face odd-flip-front\"><div class=\"odd-fh\">\u5403\u571f<\/div><div class=\"odd-fp\">ch\u012bt\u01d4<\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"odd-flip-face odd-flip-back\">Eating dirt \u2014 broke, living on a tight budget<\/div>\n    <\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"odd-flip\"><div class=\"odd-flip-inner\">\n      <div class=\"odd-flip-face odd-flip-front\"><div class=\"odd-fh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7834\u7522<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7834\u4ea7<\/span><\/div><div class=\"odd-fp\">p\u00f2ch\u01cen<\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"odd-flip-face odd-flip-back\">Bankruptcy \u2014 serious legal financial failure<\/div>\n    <\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"odd-flip\"><div class=\"odd-flip-inner\">\n      <div class=\"odd-flip-face odd-flip-front\"><div class=\"odd-fh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u624b\u982d\u7dca<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u624b\u5934\u7d27<\/span><\/div><div class=\"odd-fp\">sh\u01d2ut\u00f3u j\u01d0n<\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"odd-flip-face odd-flip-back\">Tight on cash \u2014 practical, short on money<\/div>\n    <\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"odd-flip\"><div class=\"odd-flip-inner\">\n      <div class=\"odd-flip-face odd-flip-front\"><div class=\"odd-fh\">\u6708\u5149\u65cf<\/div><div class=\"odd-fp\">yu\u00e8gu\u0101ngz\u00fa<\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"odd-flip-face odd-flip-back\">Moonlight clan \u2014 people who spend all their salary every month<\/div>\n    <\/div><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section>\n  <div class=\"odd-eyebrow\"><span class=\"odd-dots\"><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/span>Beyond Chinese<\/div>\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E8%B7%A8%E8%AA%9E%E8%A8%80%E8%B7%A8%E8%AF%AD%E8%A8%80\"><\/span><span class=\"odd-h-hanzi\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8de8\u8a9e\u8a00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8de8\u8bed\u8a00<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p>Being broke or having an empty wallet is a universal experience, creatively captured in Korean and Japanese slang.<\/p>\n  <div class=\"odd-lang-cards\">\n    <div class=\"odd-lang-card\">\n      <div class=\"odd-lc-flag\">Korean \u00b7 \uc190\uac00\ub77d\uc744 \ube68\ub2e4<\/div>\n      <div class=\"odd-lc-term\">\uc190\uac00\ub77d\uc744 \ube68\ub2e4 (songgarageul ppalda, &#8220;sucking fingers&#8221;)<\/div>\n      <div class=\"odd-lc-ex\">\ub3c8\uc774 \uc5c6\uc5b4\uc11c \uc774\ubc88 \ub2ec\uc740 \uc190\uac00\ub77d\uc744 \ube68\uc544\uc57c \ud574\uc694.<br>I have no money, so I have to suck my fingers (starve\/be broke) this month.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"odd-lang-card\">\n      <div class=\"odd-lc-flag\">Japanese \u00b7 \u3059\u3063\u304b\u3089\u304b\u3093<\/div>\n      <div class=\"odd-lc-term\">\u304a\u8ca1\u5e03\u304c\u3059\u3063\u304b\u3089\u304b\u3093 (o-saifu ga sukkarakan)<\/div>\n      <div class=\"odd-lc-ex\">\u4eca\u6708\u306f\u8cb7\u3044\u7269\u3092\u3057\u3059\u304e\u3066\u3001\u304a\u8ca1\u5e03\u304c\u3059\u3063\u304b\u3089\u304b\u3093\u306b\u306a\u3063\u305f\u3002<br>I shopped too much this month, and my wallet is completely empty.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section>\n  <div class=\"odd-fact\">\n    <div class=\"odd-fact-label\">Etymology fact<\/div>\n    The term &#8220;ch\u012bt\u01d4&#8221; (eating dirt) became a popular internet slang expression to humorously describe extreme financial hardship. 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