賺頭

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See also: 赚头

Chinese

cheat; swindle; earn
cheat; swindle; earn; make a profit
 
head; (noun suffix)
trad. (賺頭)
simp. (赚头)

Etymology

"tongue"
A euphemism for 舌頭舌头 (“tongue”) as the first syllable is homophonous with (“to be at a loss”) in some dialects. Compare semantically Cantonese (lei6, “tongue”).

Pronunciation


Noun

賺頭

  1. (informal) profit
  2. (dialectal Mandarin, dialectal Gan, Wu) tongue (especially of an animal)

Synonyms

  • (profit):
  • (tongue):