「豬籠入水」
| Entry #1 | |
| Pronunciation： | zyu1 lung4 jap6 seoi2 |
| Individual Character Meaning： |
豬 pig 籠 steamer; cage; (derogatory) set; kind; type; trick 入 to enter; to go into; to be admitted into; to join; to participate; to buy; to stock up on; to conform to; to agree with 水 water; soup; beverage; liquids in general; body of water |
| Part of Speech： | expression |
| Explanation： |
to rake in money from many channels, sources or ways; literally "water enters the pig cage", the analogy is based on the net-alike pig cage and the widespread 水為財 "water is money" metaphor
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