賺頭
See also: 赚头
Chinese edit
cheat; swindle; earn cheat; swindle; earn; make a profit |
head; (noun suffix) | ||
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trad. (賺頭) | 賺 | 頭 | |
simp. (赚头) | 赚 | 头 |
Etymology edit
- "tongue"
- A euphemism for 舌頭/舌头 (“tongue”) as the first syllable 舌 is homophonous with 折 (“to be at a loss”) in some dialects. Compare semantically Cantonese 脷 (lei6, “tongue”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
賺頭
- (informal) profit
- (dialectal Mandarin, dialectal Gan, Wu) tongue (especially of an animal)
Synonyms edit
- (profit):
- (tongue):