割韭菜
Traditional form:
割韭菜
Pinyin (reading):
gējiǔcài
Definitions:
- (fig.) (coll.) to fleece a group of people repeatedly (esp. small investors, consumers or fans), treating them as an endlessly renewable resource to harvest for profit
Characters:
- 割 - to cut, to divide, to partition; to cede
- 韭 - scallion, leek, chive
- 菜 - vegetables; order, dish; food
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