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Change log entry 91102
Processed by: richwarm (2025-08-02 21:59:57 UTC)
Comment: << review queue entry 83120 - submitted by 'michaelw09' >>
https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%89%B2%E9%9F%AD%E8%8F%9C
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# 割韭菜 割韭菜 [[ge1jiu3cai4]] /to harvest chives; to exploit ordinary investors or citizens for repeated profit/
 
+ 割韭菜 割韭菜 [[ge1 jiu3cai4]] /(fig.) (coll.) to fleece a group of people repeatedly (esp. small investors, consumers or fans), treating them as an endlessly renewable resource to harvest for profit/
 
- 韭菜 韭菜 [jiu3 cai4] /garlic chives (Allium tuberosum), aka Chinese chives/(fig.) retail investors who lose their money to more experienced operators (i.e. they are "harvested" like garlic chives)/
+ 韭菜 韭菜 [[jiu3cai4]] /garlic chives (Allium tuberosum), aka Chinese chives/(coll.) naive or easily exploited people (esp. small investors or consumers), likened to chives that can be repeatedly harvested for profit/
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