aat3 zaa3壓搾压榨

Jyutpingaat3 zaa3

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Definition

To press or squeeze in order to extract juice, or to exploit someone.

to press; to squeeze; to extract juice
to exploit; to oppress

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How it's used

While often used in a literal sense for extracting juice or oil, the figurative sense of exploiting people is much more common in daily life. It carries a strong negative connotation of unfair treatment or excessive demands. When used for time, it implies trying to force productivity out of a schedule that is already full.

Examples

lou5老baan2闆seng4成jat6日aat3壓zaa3搾jyun4員gung1工，zan1真hai6係hou2好gwo3過fan1分。

The boss is always exploiting employees, it's really too much.

nei5你m4唔hou2好zoi3再aat3壓zaa3搾di1啲si4時gaan3間lai4嚟zou6做je5嘢laa3喇。

Don't squeeze any more time out to work.

Common phrases

aat3壓zaa3搾lou4勞dung6動lik6力

to exploit labor

aat3壓zaa3搾sing6剩jyu4餘gaa3價zik6值

to extract surplus value

Common mistake

Learners often confuse this with 擠壓, which refers to physical compression or crowding, whereas 壓搾 implies an active, often unfair, extraction of value or effort.