粵

敲haau1詐zaa3

simp敲诈
haau1 zaa3qiāo zhà

English

  1. to rip off
  2. to extort (money)
  3. extortion
  4. blackmail
  5. to extort; to blackmail; to racketeer

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 透過暴力或者恐嚇人去勒索財物

Examples

  • 敲詐者

    racketeer

  • 佢哋被控敲詐。

    They have been accused of racketeering.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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