粵

食sik6人jan4唔m4𦧲loe1骨gwat1

sik6 jan4 m4 loe1 gwat1Shí rén wú luó gǔ

English

  1. (to eat someone and not spit out the bones); be ruthless and avaricious
  2. to be ruthlessly greedy; literally: to eat someone and not spit out the bones

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 指一個人貪得無厭,榨乾榨盡,連少少著數都唔留畀人

Examples

  • 呢個新老細食人唔𦧲骨,收購咗我哋間公司之後就即刻炒晒啲佢用唔著嘅人。

    The new boss is squeezing out every drop of the profit, immediately firing staffs that are of no use to him after buying out our company.

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

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