起hei2尾mei5注zyu3

English

1. to set a trap and await the right opportunity to strip someone of all they have in one go; to enjoy the fruits of somebody else's labour
2. to set a bait trap to win or cheat huge money from someone in the last bet; originated from a gambling trick from showhand; literally, to clear up the chips of the last betunreviewed?
3. to cheat from a fellowship or from a business partnerunreviewed?

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 比啲着數你先，等你落重注然後一鋪清你袋，呃晒你所有資產；源於沙蟹賭術unreviewed?
2. 有時會指出賣朋友，用法類似食夾棍unreviewed?

Examples

• unreviewed?

  我同佢咁好兄弟，估唔到會起我尾注。

  I thought we were good fellows. I didn't expect that he would cheat me.

• unreviewed?

  佢先排同人賭錢俾老千起尾注，搞到依家要周圍問人借錢開飯。

  He recently lost a lot of money in a rigged game and now needs to ask people to lend money to him just to buy food. ----