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    編輯拼音edit jyutping

    同『捱夾棍。指從中撈得好處。該詞原為賭場術語,即當莊家的牌和閒家的牌點數相同時, 莊家的牌便吃閒家的牌,亦即莊家贏,此例源於牌九。「夾棍」是古代刑具, 把竹枝棍夾着犯人十指或四肢,然後便兩邊拉,夾痛犯人使之招供。一般夾棍為雙手或雙腿同時用刑, 使得兩手或腿皆血肉模糊。而在江湖黑話中,「血」即是錢,而「食」在粵語中都有收受的意思,故「食夾棍」便引申為左右得利,兩邊見血(錢)。這往往指的是中間人的角色中飽私囊,或者兩邊玲瓏,在協議雙方都拿好處,並且是不正當的好處。

    編輯解釋edit jyutping

    to take a profit from both sides of a deal, often through trickery; to suffer an attack from both sides

    編輯英文解釋edit jyutping


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