gwaat3 soek3刮削

Jyutpinggwaat3 soek3

Yalegwaat seuk

Definition

To exploit or fleece; to take poor people's money.

colloquialmoneypeople

How it's used

This term carries a strong negative connotation, implying a predatory or systematic extraction of wealth from those who can least afford it. It is frequently used in political or social commentary to describe unfair economic practices or corruption. Unlike more neutral terms for taking money, this word evokes the imagery of scraping or peeling away layers of resources.

Examples

keoi5佢dei6哋seng4成jat6日gwaat3刮soek3削gei1基cang4層si5市man4民di1啲cin2錢。

They are always exploiting the money of grassroots citizens.

bin1邊go3個gam2敢gwaat3刮soek3削kung4窮jan4人ge3嘅hyut3血hon6汗cin2錢aa4呀？

Who dares to exploit the hard-earned money of the poor?

Common phrases

gwaat3刮soek3削man4民zi1脂man4民gou1膏

to squeeze the lifeblood out of the people

gwaat3刮soek3削hyut3血hon6汗cin2錢

to exploit hard-earned money

Common mistake

Do not confuse this with the literal action of scraping a surface, which is also written as 刮削 in some contexts. In everyday speech, it is almost exclusively used in the metaphorical sense of financial exploitation.