粵

抽cau1水seoi2

cau1 seoi2chōu shuǐ

English

  1. to pump water
  2. (verb) to draw a little amount of money from each winning in gambling for tips; to take a rake (slang) to draw advantages from; to take advantage of; (slang) (of female) sexual harassment
  3. to draw or pump water
  4. (coll.) to shrink in the wash
  5. to sexually assault or harass another person

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 泵水
  2. 非禮

Examples

  • 喺交易或者賭博入面抽取利潤

    to make a profit by being a middle party of a transaction, usually referring to profits by bookmakers and brokers ----

  • 泛指鬼鬼祟祟咁佔取本身唔應該得到嘅好處

    to obtain an undeserved benefit by underhand means

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

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