aak1 cing3呃秤
Jyutpingaak1 cing3
Yaleāak ching
Definition
To cheat customers on weight or underdeliver in a transaction.
- to cheat on weight by using an inaccurate scale
- figurativeto shortchange or underdeliver when doing business or providing a service
colloquialshoppingmoney
How it's used
Originally referring to the physical act of manipulating a balance scale, this term has evolved to describe any situation where someone provides less than what was promised or paid for. It is frequently used in the context of wet markets or street stalls where goods are sold by weight. Beyond physical goods, it can metaphorically describe someone who is lazy or cuts corners while working.
Examples
You should be careful when buying groceries, so you don't get cheated on the weight.
That shop is so famous, they wouldn't cheat on the weight, would they?
Related words
Common phrases
to be cheated on the weight
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
