挖角
waat3 gok3wā jué
English
- to poach (talent, personnel from competitors)
- to raid (a competitor for its talent)
- Taiwan pr. [wa1 jiao3]
- to poach (an employee)
粵語 — Cantonese
- 用錢等各種手段去將其他團體嘅人擸嚟自己個邊
Examples
高薪挖角
to poach a staffer by offering high salary
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk