掠水王 (loek1 seoi2 wong4) — someone who is an expert in making mone… in Cantonese

loekˉ¹掠seoiˊ²水wongˎ₄王

Mandarin Pinyin: lve4 shui3 wang2

Meaning of 掠水王

nounsomeone who is an expert in making money through dishonest means / trickery [colloquial]

keoiˏ₅佢zanˉ¹真haiˍ₆係loekˍ₆掠seoiˊ²水wongˎ₄王

He's a real money-grabber.

niˉ¹呢gaanˉ¹間jeˏ₅嘢haiˍ₆係loekˍ₆掠seoiˊ²水wongˎ₄王

This place is a rip-off.

siuˊ²小samˉ¹心diˉ¹啲，,佢keoiˏ₅係haiˍ₆掠loekˍ₆水seoiˊ²王

Be careful, he's a cheat.

mˎ₄唔houˊ²好beiˊ²俾keoiˏ₅佢aakˉ¹呃，,係haiˍ₆掠loekˍ₆水seoiˊ²王

Don't let him trick you, he's a scammer.

niˉ¹呢douˍ₆度haiˍ₆係go˗₃個loekˍ₆掠seoiˊ²水wongˎ₄王

This place is a swindler's den.

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