搓湯圓 [－汤圆]

Jyutping co1 tong1 jyun2
Pinyin cuō tāng yuán

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 搓 (cuō), 湯圓／汤圆 (tāngyuán).
  2. verb, Taiwan, colloquial
    to engage in bid rigging by bribing potential competitors
Definitions (兩岸三地生活差異詞語彙編—Two Shores Three Places)
  1. 臺陸用法和差異
    「​搓​湯圓​」​一詞​最​簡單​的​說法​就是​將​糯米粉​和​湯圓​餡料​揉搓​成​圓球​狀​。​但​在​臺灣​，​「​搓​湯圓​」​又​用以​形容​選舉​或​商業​投標​時​，​以​金錢​賄絡​或​誘惑​，​使​其他​候選人​或​競爭對手​退出​，​例如​：​傳言​那場​選戰​中​，​其他​候選人​被​以​搓​湯圓​的​方式​勸退​。