套牢

套牢

1. (finance) to have capital held up or hung up; to be trapped in a stock market
2. (Shanghainese) to be stuck in a loveless marriage
   • 2007, 钱乃荣 , 上海话大词典 , 上海辞书出版社, page 23:

     我勿當心買了個垃圾股，結婚以後原形畢露，現在苦了，套牢了！
     我勿当心买了个垃圾股，结婚以后原形毕露，现在苦了，套牢了！

     ⁶ngu ⁸veq-taon-shin ⁶ma-leq-geq ⁶la-shi-ku ⁷ciq-huen ¹i-gheu ⁶gnioe-yin ⁷piq-lu ⁶yi-ze ⁵khu-leq ⁵thau-lau-leq

     I accidentally got a terrible spouse, after marriage, her true colours came to light, now it's genuinely difficult, I'm stuck!

3. (Shanghainese, by extension) to be stuck in any situation
   • 2007, 钱乃荣 , 上海话大词典 , 上海辞书出版社, page 23:

     我現在是撥我個小孫子套牢，天天上學要我接送。
     我现在是拨我个小孙子套牢，天天上学要我接送。

     ⁶ngu ⁶yi-ze ⁶zy ⁷peq ⁶ngu ⁸geq ⁵shiau-sen-tsy ⁵thau-lau ¹thi-thi ⁶zaon-ghoq ⁵iau ⁶ngu ⁷ciq-son

     I've gotten into a predicament with my grandson, now I need to pick him up and send him to from school every day.

4. (Shanghainese) to be head over heels in love with someone
   • 2007, 钱乃荣 , 上海话大词典 , 上海辞书出版社, page 23:

     我自家撥自家個感情套牢，再也撥勿出來了。
     我自家拨自家个感情套牢，再也拨勿出来了。

     ⁶ngu ⁶zy-ka ⁷peq ⁶zy-ga ⁸geq ⁵koe-zhin ⁵thau-lau ¹tse ⁶gha ⁷peq-veq-tsheq-le ⁸leq

     I am seriously in love, I won't be getting out of this.

5. (Shanghainese) to shut up
   • 2007, 钱乃荣 , 上海话大词典 , 上海辞书出版社, page 23:

     好了，阿拉儕聽厭了，好套牢了。
     好了，阿拉侪听厌了，好套牢了。

     ⁵hau-leq ⁷aq-la ⁶ze ¹thin-i-leq ⁵hau ⁵thau-lau-leq

     Dude, we're all done with hearing your rambling, you better shut up.