油水 (yóu shuǐ) — grease, fat, oil (in cooked food); (colloquial) profit, kickback, squeeze
Definition
Literally 'oil and water' in food, meaning the grease or fat content. Colloquially, it refers to extra profit or kickbacks one can squeeze from a job or position — often used in 捞油水 ('skim off perks').
noun
greasefatoil (in cooked food)(colloquial) profitkickbacksqueeze
Examples
- 油水，。Zhè ge cài yóu shuǐ tài duō le, chī zhe hěn nì.This dish has too much grease; it tastes very oily.
- 油水，。Zhè ge gōng zuò méi shén me yóu shuǐ, zhuàn bú dào shén me qián.This job doesn't have much profit; you can't make much money.
- 油水。Tā zài nà ge wèi zhì shàng lāo le bù shǎo yóu shuǐ.He got a lot of kickbacks in that position.
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