cap水

Chinese

		to obtain or accumulate (money)	water; river
simp. and trad. (cap水)		cap	水

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): kep¹ seoi²

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: kep¹ seoi²
  - Yale: colloquial sounds not defined
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kep⁷ soey²
  - Guangdong Romanization: kéb¹ sêu²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɛːp̚⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/

Verb

c⫽ap水 (verb-object)

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to obtain and accumulate large amounts of money via dishonest means such as overcharging; to profiteer

Synonyms

(Cantonese) 掠水

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