撇油兒
piē​yóu​r

to seek petty gains

  • created reference approved 撇油儿/撇油兒 → 揩油 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    撇油儿 / 撇油兒 piē​yóu​r

    揩油 kāi​yóu

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 撇油儿/撇油兒 · piē​yóu​r · to seek petty gains — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    撇油儿 / 撇油兒

    piē​yóu​r

    to seek petty gains

    To profit from a situation at the expense of others or to take unfair advantage for small personal gains

    撇, 油儿

    撇油 (literal) → 撇油 · piē​yóu · to seek petty gains 儿 (bound) → 儿/兒 · r · [erhua suffix]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense