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打斧頭

daa2 fu2 tau4

to get a rake-off, especially when buying sth on behalf of sb; to add a hidden charge to the price

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 who excels in fighting with an axe, hence 打斧頭.

This word can only be used in Spoken Cantonese or informal Cantonese writing. 粵

Level: 3

打斧頭

打 daa2 daa1 da3 da2 - hit; strike | dozen
斧 fu2 fu3 - axe; hatchet; to chop; to hew; to cut
頭 tau4 tau4*2 tou2 {tou5} - head

This word was added by bybell on 25th Oct 2005 and last edited on 1st Jun 2008

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