敲盤子

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Chinese

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extort; knock; to strike
extort; knock; to strike; to knock (at a door); to hit
 
fool
trad. (敲盤子) 盤子
simp. (敲盘子) 盘子

Etymology

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Calque from Hokkien 摃盼仔𫼱盼仔 (kòng phàn-á, literally “strike a fool”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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敲⫽盤子 (verb-object)

  1. (Taiwanese Mandarin) to make somebody pay through the nose
    Synonyms: 敲竹槓敲竹杠 (qiāo zhúgàng), 削凱子削凯子