2 sentences for 韭菜 (jiǔ​cài — exploited people)

1. 在大户的操纵下，散户被当作韭菜收割了。

   zài dà​hù de cāo​zòng xià, sǎn​hù bèi dàng​zuò jiǔ​cài shōu​gē le.

   Under the manipulation of big players, retail investors were harvested like leeks.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

2. 股市暴跌让很多散户觉得自己成了被收割的韭菜。

   gǔ​shì bào​diē ràng hěn​duō sǎn​hù jué​de zì​jǐ chéng le bèi shōu​gē de jiǔ​cài.

   The stock market crash made many retail investors feel like they were being harvested like leeks.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary