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坐地起價

简坐地起价 · 繁坐地起價

Mandarin · pinyin zuò dì qǐ jià

to opportunistically raise the price

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坐: zuò · sit; seat; ride, travel by
地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
起: qǐ · rise, stand up; go up; begin
價: jià · price, value
价: jià · price, value

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4–4–3–4 · zuo4 di4 qi3 jia4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zo6 dei6 hei2 gaa3

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(idiomatic) to raise the price at the transaction location; price gouging

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