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Chinese
Etymology
Coined by Dayo Wong in 2003, using fishballs sold at a food stall as an example to illustrate the phenomenon:
我唔要你畀返兩粒（魚蛋）我，我要你攞走佢嗰兩粒！大家少兩粒，噉就公平喇！ [Cantonese, trad.]
我唔要你畀返两粒（鱼蛋）我，我要你𫽋走佢嗰两粒！大家少两粒，噉就公平喇！ [Cantonese, simp.]- From: 2003, Dayo Wong, 《冇炭用》
- ngo5 m4 jiu3 nei5 bei2 faan1 loeng5 lap1 (jyu4 daan6-2) ngo5, ngo5 jiu3 nei5 lo2 zau2 keoi5 go2 loeng5 lap1! daai6 gaa1 siu2 loeng5 lap1, gam2 zau6 gung1 ping4 laa3!
- I don't want you to give two extra (fishballs) to me (like what you did to another customer), I want you to take his two away! Then everyone would have two less, and it would be fair!
Pronunciation
Noun
魚蛋論
- (Hong Kong) crab mentality