WITH AUNTIE · SHOPPING
Rent is due
Watch the exchange. Follow the Cantonese, Jyutping and English meaning.
The Cantonese phrase
趕住交租，梗係搏命。gon2 zyu6 gaau1 zou1 gang2 hai6 bok3 meng6
Rent is coming due; of course I am giving it everything.
Read the Cantonese line
- Cantonese
- 趕住交租，梗係搏命。
- Jyutping
- gon2 zyu6 gaau1 zou1 gang2 hai6 bok3 meng6
- English
- Rent is coming due; of course I am giving it everything.
The line in the clip.
趕住交租，梗係搏命。 means “Rent is coming due; of course I am giving it everything.” in this exchange.
The English prompt sets up the scene. The translation follows Auntie’s Cantonese response; slang and jokes may use different wording in the two languages.