haai5 man4蟹民
Jyutpinghaai5 man4
Yaleháaih màhn
Definition
A stock investor who is stuck with a losing investment and unwilling to sell at a loss.
colloquialmoney
How it's used
Originating from the image of a crab being trapped in a net, this term vividly describes the feeling of being unable to move or escape a bad financial position. It is almost exclusively used in the context of the stock market. You will often hear people use the verb form 蟹咗 to describe the state of the stock itself being stuck in a loss.
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go3個goExamples
The market has dropped so much that many trapped investors are afraid to sell.
Related words
Common phrases
to become a trapped investor
Common mistake
Do not use this to describe people who are simply poor or unlucky in general. It specifically refers to the psychological and financial state of holding onto a depreciating asset because selling would mean realizing a loss.
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