kāi yóu
ReadWriteQuiz

Chinese dictionary
Show pinyin

  • 1

    v.get petty advantages at the expense of other people or the state; make some outside gains (not included in a deal); scrounge

    • tā rù huì shì lái zhè lǐ kāi yóu de

      入会这里揩油

      He's joining the club in order to take advantage of the others.

    • xiàng mǒu rén kāi yóu yī dùn fàn

      某人揩油

      sponge a meal off a person

    • tā bù shì nà xiē xiǎng chèn cǐ jī huì kāi yóu de rén

      那些机会揩油

      He is not one of those who seize the opportunity to touch.

  • 2

    v.(of a man) dally with a woman

    • wǒ hé nǚ ren shì guī ju de bù kāi yóu bù chī dòu fu

      女人规矩揩油豆腐

      I always behave myself with women, I don't flirt with them and I don't take advantage of them!

    • xiàng lǎo péng you kāi yóu yào wǔ yīng bàng

      老朋友揩油英镑

      Sponge a fiver from an old friend.

Word usage

  • "揩" and "油" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
    • 承认

      He would not admit that he made some outside gains.

    • 别人不知不觉

      It was when others didn’t notice that he made some outside gains.

    • 从来没有别人

      I've never taken advantage of the others even once.