Chinese

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to transport; to lose to; until; to the extent to take off trousers
trad. (輸甲褪褲) 褪褲
simp. (输甲褪裤) 褪裤

Etymology

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褪褲褪裤 is a near-homophonic pun of (tǹg-khò͘, “pawn your [under]pants”) (so as to pay debt), describing an exaggerated situation when suffering tremendous losses in gambling because there is nothing more to lose.

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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輸甲褪褲

  1. (Southern Min) to suffer tremendous losses

Synonyms

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References

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  • 輸到脫褲”, in 臺灣話的語源與理據 [Etymologies and Evidences of Taiwanese Hokkien] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Liu Chien-Jen, 16 November 2011.