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Chinese
Etymology
褪褲／褪裤 is a near-homophonic pun of 當褲 (tǹg-khò͘, “pawn your pants”) (so as to pay debt), describing an exaggerated situation when suffering tremendous losses in gambling because there is nothing more to lose.
Pronunciation
Idiom
輸甲褪褲
- (Southern Min) to suffer tremendous losses
Synonyms
References
- “輸到脫褲”, in 臺灣話的語源與理據 (in Chinese and Min Nan), Liu Chien-Jen, 16 November 2011.