cap水 [－－－－]

Jyutping c a p seoi2
Pinyin cap shuǐ

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, Cantonese, Hong-Kong, verb-object
    to obtain and accumulate large amounts of money via dishonest means such as overcharging; to profiteer
    (syn.) 掠水

cap水 [－－－－]

Jyutping kep1 seoi2
Pinyin cap shuǐ

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞、外來語
    揾​錢​，​尤其​係​指用​容易​嘅​方法​揾​錢​；​有時​指用​不道德​方式​賺取​金錢
    to earn easy money; to capture money unethically; literally: to capture water
    • 起條行人天橋都收幾十億，咁樣cap水好過去打劫銀行啦。
      起条行人天桥都收几十亿，咁样cap水好过去打劫银行啦。
      hei2 tiu4 hang4 jan4 tin1 kiu4 dou1 sau1 gei2 sap6 jik1, gam2 joeng2 kep1 seoi2 hou2 gwo3 heoi3 daa2 gip3 ngan4 hong4 laa1.
      That footbridge is charging us several billions. To capture money in that way is better than to rob the bank.
  2. 近義詞
    掠水
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
    起条行人天桥都收几十亿，咁样cap水好过去打劫银行啦。
    起條行人天橋都收幾十億，咁樣cap水好過去打劫銀行啦。
    hei2 tiu4 hang4 jan4 tin1 kiu4 dou1 sau1 gei2 sap6 jik1, gam2 joeng2 kep1 seoi2 hou2 gwo3 heoi3 daa2 gip3 ngan4 hong4 laa1.
    • That footbridge is charging us several billions. To capture money in that way is better than to rob the bank.