剃tai3刀dou1門mun4楣mei4

English

1. shaving more than one time, to refer too much levy
2. razor lintel - "to shave everyone in and out", means businessman squeeze every penny from the customer; this term was specifically used in 1948, 49 to describe the exploitative financial businesses, Government of Republic of China issued the new "Gold Dollar Note" and it devalued dramatically right after, everyone rushed to Exchange Shop and Bank to exchange foreign currency (including HK dollar), but the rate and charge was very harsh.unreviewed?

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 歇後語 - 出又刮入又刮；指商人做生意賺盡每分利益、剝削顧客；呢句盛行於民國末年，當時特指剝削成性嘅銀行同找換店，事源民國政府於1948年推出金圓券，未幾大幅貶值，大眾紛紛將錢換成外匯(包括港元)，找換店同銀行乘機對出入匯兑嘅客户大刮一筆，此事亦產生左一批與香港相關嘅用語如鹹龍同刮龍unreviewed?

Examples

• unreviewed?

  呢間鋪頭正一剃刀門楣，你幫襯佢實賺到你盡

  this shop is really mean, like a razor lintel, you will got exploited every time you buy from them.

• unreviewed?

  「剃刀刮耐門楣爛，賭棍扒多席面穿。」-- 廖恩燾《廣州即事》之三

  "razor shaves too long making the lintel collapsed, gambler and cheater steal too much making the mat worn out." -- Liu Yan To, "Nowadays in GuangZhou"(3)