cap水

Chinese

		to obtain or accumulate (money)	water; river
simp. and trad. (cap水)		cap	水

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kep¹ seoi²

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kep¹ seoi²
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kep⁷ soey²
    • Guangdong Romanization: kéb¹ sêu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɛːp̚⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/

Verb

c⫽ap水 (verb-object)

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) to obtain and accumulate large amounts of money via dishonest means such as overcharging; to profiteer

Synonyms

• (Cantonese) 掠水