割韭菜

英文翻译A slang term describing the repeated exploitation of retail investors or ordinary consumers by market insiders or businesses, who profit from them again and again. The victims are likened to chives (韭菜), which regrow after being cut, so they can be harvested over and over.

流行年代：

2012—2015

关联词：

被割韭菜

英文翻译A slang term describing how market makers or speculative institutions exploit ordinary, uninformed investors by taking advantage of information asymmetry to wipe out their assets and wealth.