搓湯圓

Chinese

to rub or roll between the hands or fingers; to twist soup balls; tangyuan; Chinese glutinous rice balls
trad. (搓湯圓) 湯圓
simp. (搓汤圆) 汤圆

Etymology

"bid rigging"
From Hokkien 挲圓仔湯挲圆仔汤.

Pronunciation


Verb

搓湯圓

  1. (Taiwan, colloquial) to engage in bid rigging by bribing potential competitors
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see (cuō), 湯圓汤圆 (tāngyuán).
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