揞am2口hau2費fai3

English

1. a fee paid to someone to keep quiet; to not report something (e.g. to the police); hush money; literally "cover mouth fee"

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 令收錢人收聲、唔追究、唔爆大鑊嘅錢（量詞：筆）

Examples

• 件事冇見報，因為記者收咗揞口費。

  The affair did not appear in the news because journalists received hush money.