敲竹槓

See also: 敲竹杠

Chinese

		extort; knock; to strike extort; knock; to strike; to knock (at a door); to hit	thick bamboo pole; rip-off
trad. (敲竹槓)		敲	竹槓
simp. (敲竹杠)		敲	竹杠

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qiāozhúgàng

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄠㄓㄨˊ ㄍㄤˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): haau¹ zuk¹ gong³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: qiāozhúgàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄠㄓㄨˊ ㄍㄤˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiaujwuganq
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ kɑŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: haau¹ zuk¹ gong³
  - Yale: hāau jūk gong
  - Cantonese Pinyin: haau¹ dzuk⁷ gong³
  - Guangdong Romanization: hao¹ zug¹ gong³
  - IPA ^(key): /häːu̯⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵ kɔːŋ³³/

Idiom

敲竹槓

to take advantage of somebody's weakness to overcharge him; to make somebody pay through the nose

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