掏古井
tou4 gu2 zeng2tāo gǔ jǐng
English
- to marry a wealthy widow for her money; to have an affair with a wealthy old woman for her money [colloquial]
- to have a love affair with an older woman because of her riches; literally: to dredge an ancient well
粵語 — Cantonese
- 指男性為咗對方嘅身家，同上咗年紀嘅女性發生關係
Examples
佢得嗰三十幾歲人，同個大自己廿年嘅女人一齊，唔係淘古井係咩啊？
He's only in his thirties and he's dating a woman twenty years his senior. If not for her money, why else would he be with her?
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk