粵

蟹haai5民man4

haai5 man4xiè mín

English

  1. 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]
  2. (literally: crab people)People who bought stock which have fallen in value and unwilling to sell the stock.

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 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

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