caau2 wong4 ngau4炒黃牛炒黄牛
Jyutpingcaau2 wong4 ngau4
Yalecháau wòhng ngàuh
Definition
Ticket scalping or touting.
colloquialmoneyother
How it's used
Originating from the practice of reselling tickets at inflated prices, this term uses the imagery of a yellow ox to describe the middleman who profits from scarcity. It is specifically used for tickets to popular events like concerts or sports matches. While it functions as a verb, it is also commonly used as a noun to describe the act or the person involved.
Examples
The tickets for this concert were scalped to a very high price.
You really shouldn't go and buy scalped tickets.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with literal cattle trading, as the term is strictly idiomatic for ticket scalping. It is not used for general reselling of second hand goods or other types of business speculation.
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