呃秤
aak1 cing3ngaak1 cing3è chèng
English
- (a merchant who) cheats the customer by rigging the scales
- to cheat in a deal by offering lesser amount of goods than mutually agreed; literally, to cheat by using an inaccurate scale
粵語 — Cantonese
- 用唔準嘅秤去量貨;引申指做交易、幫人做嘢嘅時候交唔足貨
Examples
我賣菜好老實嘅,唔會呃秤。
I sell vegetables honestly and I won't cheat you on the weight.
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk