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Jyutpingdaa2 goek3 gwat1
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Definition
To commit highway robbery or extortion.
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How it's used
This term is used to describe prices that are unfairly high or exploitative, often implying that the seller is taking advantage of the buyer. It carries a strong sense of indignation and is typically used when someone feels they are being cheated or overcharged significantly. It is a vivid, idiomatic way to express that a transaction feels like a forced loss of money.
Examples
That shop charges so much, it is basically highway robbery.
Related words
Common phrases
simply highway robbery
Common mistake
Do not use this to describe a literal physical injury or a medical condition involving the leg, as the phrase is strictly metaphorical for financial exploitation.
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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.
