掠水
Chinese
editplunder | water; river | ||
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simp. and trad. (掠水) |
掠 | 水 |
Pronunciation
edit- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: loek6-1 seoi2
- Yale: lēuk séui
- Cantonese Pinyin: loek9-7 soey2
- Guangdong Romanization: lêg6-1 sêu2
- Sinological IPA (key): /lœːk̚²⁻⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
edit掠水
- (Cantonese, colloquial) to obtain money via dishonest means, such as overcharging; to profiteer
References
edit- 阿塗 [Ah To] (2017) 七刻 [Chukhak], transl., 圖解廣東話 [Cantonese.jpg], Hong Kong: Whitepaper Publishing