油水 [－－]

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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. grease
  2. profit
  3. ill-gotten gains
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    利益
    profit; advantage
    • 撈油水
      捞油水
      to take advantages immorally or illegally
    • 呢單生意好少油水咋噃。
      呢单生意好少油水咋噃。
      ni1 daan1 saang1 ji3 hou2 siu2 jau4 seoi2 zaa3 bo3.
      We can't earn much from this trade.
    • 你唔肯批准，無非都係想撈油水，要我畀錢你啦。
      你唔肯批准，无非都系想捞油水，要我畀钱你啦。
      nei5 m4 hang2 pai1 zeon2, mou4 fei1 dou1 hai6 soeng2 lou1 jau4 seoi2, jiu3 ngo5 bei2 cin2 nei5 laa1.
      I guess you want me to give you some money for your approval.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, figuratively, pejorative, usually
    piece of the pie; side benefit
  2. noun, literally
    grease or oil found in cooking
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    cap水、cap油水、cap钱
    cap水、cap油水、cap錢
    • to capture benefit, money (imply to earn in an unethical way)
  2. Cantonese
    政府又搞埋啲扶贫项目畀商人捞油水。
    政府又搞埋啲扶貧項目畀商人撈油水。
    • The new government campaign of poverty alleviation is a good chance for enterprises to make extra profit.
  3. Cantonese
    渠务署成日要同判头 打交道，系笪油水地。
    渠務署成日要同判頭 打交道，係笪油水地。
    keoi4 mou6 cyu5 sing4 jat6 tung4 pun3 tau4 daa2 gaau1 dou6, hai6 daat3 jau4 seoi2 dei6.
    • The drainage service department often deals with contractors; it's a real gold mine if you're looking for profit.
  4. Cantonese
    捞油水
    撈油水
    • to take advantages immorally or illegally
  5. Cantonese
    呢单生意好少油水咋噃。
    呢單生意好少油水咋噃。
    ni1 daan1 saang1 ji3 hou2 siu2 jau4 seoi2 zaa3 bo3.
    • We can't earn much from this trade.