verb, Taiwanese-Hokkien
to persuade competitors to resign by offering profits, in order to reduce competitions; to engage in bid rigging; (syn.) 搓圓仔湯, 搓汤圆, 搓湯圓, 搓圆仔汤, 围标, 圍標
每逢各種選舉或各種大小工程發包的時候，這句“搓圓仔湯”就大肆流行
每逢各种选举或各种大小工程发包的时候，这句“搓圆仔汤”就大肆流行
měi féng gè zhǒng xuǎn jǔ huò gè zhǒng dà xiǎo gōng chéng fā bāo de shí hòu ， zhè jù “ cuō yuán zǐ tāng ” jiù dà sì liú xíng X
（呂天南與甲○○的關係如何？）我不清楚，但我知道他們是搓圓仔湯
（吕天南与甲○○的关系如何？）我不清楚，但我知道他们是搓圆仔汤
（ lǚ tiān nán yǔ jiǎ ○○ de guān xì rú hé ？ ） wǒ bù qīng chǔ ， dàn wǒ zhī dào tā men shì cuō yuán zǐ tāng (What's the relation between Lu Tian-Nan and John Doe?) I don't know, but I know they are engaging in bid rigging.
畢竟在今天政黨、派系競爭已經透明化的時代，心存搓圓仔湯的心理是不會被縱容、諒解的。
毕竟在今天政党、派系竞争已经透明化的时代，心存搓圆仔汤的心理是不会被纵容、谅解的。
bì jìng zài jīn tiān zhèng dǎng ， pài xì jìng zhēng yǐ jīng tòu míng huà de shí dài ， xīn cún cuō yuán zǐ tāng de xīn lǐ shì bù huì bèi zòng róng ， liàng jiě de ． After all, in the era which political party and faction competition are become transparent, to have a mentality that you can tried to ask competitors to resign by offering profits will never be tolerated or forgiven.