賺頭蝕尾 (zaan6 tau4 sik6 mei5) — a business strategy, meaning when the item is sold for a higher price at the beginning of a sale, a normal price in the middle of the sale, and then a much lower price at the very end; to make a gain at the beginning but make a loss at the end in Cantonese
zaanˍ₆賺tauˎ₄頭sikˍ₆蝕meiˏ₅尾简 赚头食尾
Mandarin Pinyin: zhuan4 tou5 shi2 wei3
Meaning of 賺頭蝕尾
nouna business strategy, meaning when the item is sold for a higher price at the beginning of a sale, a normal price in the middle of the sale, and then a much lower price at the very end; to make a gain at the beginning but make a loss at the end