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› 水魚
水魚
seoi2
jyu2
Simplified: 水鱼
Cantonese
Slang
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A sucker; an easy target; someone easily cheated out of money. Literally "softshell turtle" — its lack of a hard shell makes it vulnerable. "你係水魚咋" = "you're just a mark." Widely used in business and gambling contexts.
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水魚
seoi2
ju2
[[to be tricked; a dupe, a mark]] to be tricked; the target or victim of a fraud
水魚
seoi2
jyu2
a chump (a wealthy person who can be tricked by others easily) | (noun) (animal)
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