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打斧頭
daa2 fu2 tau4 |
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get a rake-off, esp when buying sth on behalf of sb; short-change; skim sb off This expression is actually the first part of a xiehouyu (歇後語). The unstated part is 咬金 "swallow up money", which is also the name of a famous historical warrior 程咬金 who excelled in fighting with an axe, hence 打斧頭.
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Characters in this word:打 daa2 daa1 - hit; strike | dozen斧 fu2 - axe; hatchet 頭 tau4 - head; first; chief |
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