搓湯圓

Chinese

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Etymology

"bid rigging": From Min Nan 挲圓仔湯／挲圆仔汤.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): cuō tāngyuán

(Zhuyin): ㄘㄨㄛㄊㄤㄩㄢˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: cuō tāngyuán
  - Zhuyin: ㄘㄨㄛㄊㄤㄩㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cuo tangyuán
  - Wade–Giles: tsʻo¹ tʻang¹-yüan²
  - Yale: tswō tāng-ywán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsuo tangyuan
  - Palladius: цо танъюань (co tanʺjuanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵ tʰɑŋ⁵⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/

Verb

搓湯圓

(Taiwan, colloquial) to engage in bid rigging by bribing potential competitors
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 搓 (cuō),‎ 湯圓／汤圆 (tāngyuán).

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