蟹民
haai5 man4xiè mín
English
- people who have made a major loss in the stock market or those who are holding on to shares that have fallen a lot in value [colloquial]
- (literally: crab people)People who bought stock which have fallen in value and unwilling to sell the stock.
粵語 — Cantonese
- 買咗股票後,因股票價格下跌而未能套現嘅人
Examples
佢入咗10手5號仔後,個市就跌到阿媽都唔認後,變咗蟹民
After investing in stock number 5, the market dropped significantly, and now he's stuck with a losing investment.
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk