yuè​guāng​zú

paycheck-to-paycheck people

  • created sense approved 月光族 · yuè​guāng​zú · paycheck-to-paycheck people — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    月光族

    yuè​guāng​zú

    paycheck-to-paycheck people

    The group of people who spend their entire monthly income before the next payday; from a pun where yuè (month) and guāng (spent or empty) sound like moonlight

    月光 (literal) → 月光 · yuè​guāng · spending everything 族 (literal) → 族 · zú · social group

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 月光族 · yuè​guāng​zú · multi-talented professional women — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    月光族

    yuè​guāng​zú

    multi-talented professional women

    Women in the workforce who possess professional talents and hold multiple jobs or engage in diverse types of work

    月光 (literal) → 月光 · yuè​guāng · moonlight 族 (literal) → 族 · zú · social group

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