起釘
simp起钉hei2 deng1qǐ dīng
English
- to calculate and add the compound interest on to a loan, especially those practised by loan sharks; to pull out nails; to remove the spikes on a pineapple
- usury to start collect the first interest payment, with an exorbitant rate, in loan sharking
粵語 — Cantonese
- 高利貸開始收第一次嘅利息,原屬黑社會術語
Examples
問我哋借錢係即日起釘架啦,呢啲老規矩嚟。
To borrow from us, the initial interest payment is required immediately, that's our usual policy.
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk