cap水
Chinese
editto obtain or accumulate (money) | water; river | ||
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simp. and trad. (cap水) |
cap | 水 |
Pronunciation
edit- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: kep1 seoi2
- Cantonese Pinyin: kep7 soey2
- Guangdong Romanization: kéb1 sêu2
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰɛːp̚⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
editc⫽ap水 (verb-object)
- (Hong Kong Cantonese) to obtain and accumulate large amounts of money via dishonest means such as overcharging; to profiteer
Synonyms
edit- (Cantonese) 掠水