In both Mandarin, “一个镚都冇” (yī gè bèng dōu mǎo) / [yat1 go3 baang6 dou1 mou2] literally means “have no money.” It’s a colloquial expression used to convey the lack of financial resources.

Example Usage:

Person 1: Hey, bro. Can you lend me some money, my gf birthday is tomorrow? 😞

Person 2: I’m afraid not. Now 一个镚都冇 (have no money)!

Person 1: Oh! What a pity! I find someone else to lend.