食人隻車

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Chinese

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eat; food; to feed
eat; food; to feed; animal feed
 
man; person; people (a measure word, for birds and some animals, for one of a pair); single
vehicle on land; car; machine
vehicle on land; car; machine; to shape with a lathe
 
trad. (食人隻車)
simp. (食人只车)
Literally: “to capture one's rook”.

Etymology

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In Chinese chess, the rook ( or ) can move forward, backward or sideways on any rank, and can move as many squares as it likes as long as it is not blocked by another piece or the square is not occupied, similar to Western chess. This makes it the second most important piece in the game.

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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食人隻車

  1. (Cantonese) to have unreasonable demands; to exploit or expropriate the belongings of others

Usage notes

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can be replaced with any person or any personal pronouns.