粵

縮suk1皮pei4

simp缩皮
suk1 pei4suk1 pei2suō pí

English

  1. reduce on costs or expenditure (spoken)
  2. to cut cost

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 公司或者機構透過扣減人工、福利或者裝備嚟縮減皮費、支出

Examples

  • 消防裝備亂咁縮皮,睇怕遲早搞出人命。

    There have been unnecessary cuts on firefighters' gear, I think it will kill someone eventually.

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

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