夾棍 (gaap3 gwan3) — Execution by squeezing| related term: 食… in Cantonese | HKDictionary

gaap˗₃夾gwan˗₃棍

简夹棍

Mandarin Pinyin: jia1 gun4

Meaning of 夾棍

nounExecution by squeezing| related term: 食夾棍

Characters in 夾棍

clip; clamp; holder

swindle; cheat | [synonym] 滾, 坤

Words Containing 夾棍

挨夾棍ngaai4 gaap3 gwan3

to be a scapegoat (from the 夾棍 (squeezing) form of execution)

食夾棍sik6 gaap3 gwan3

to take an extra percentage out of a deal for which one is acting as middleman

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