粵

油jau4水seoi2

jau4 seoi2yóu shuǐ

English

  1. grease
  2. profit
  3. ill-gotten gains
  4. profit; advantage

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 利益

Examples

  • 撈油水

    to immorally or illegally use a situation to your advantage

  • 呢單生意好少油水咋噃。

    We can't earn much from this trade.

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

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