韭菜

jiǔ càijiucai

  1. garlic chives (Allium tuberosum), aka Chinese chives
  2. (coll.) naive or easily exploited people (esp. small investors or consumers), likened to chives that can be repeatedly harvested for profit

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Data from JMdict, KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG), KanjiVG, CC-CEDICT and Make Me a Hanzi. Sources and licences