niān​tóu

to take a cut

  • created sense approved 拈头/拈頭 · niān​tóu · to take a cut — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拈头 / 拈頭

    niān​tóu

    to take a cut

    to take a commission or a percentage of the winnings in a gambling game

    拈 (literal) → 拈 · niān · to pick up 头 (literal) → 头/頭 · tóu · commission

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