nạo tiền

Definition

1. Verb (slang, derogatory):
   • To extort money: To persistently and annoyingly demand money from someone, often through harassment or pressure.
   • To scrounge / sponge money: To habitually seek to obtain money from others in a parasitic or exploitative manner.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Hắn ta suốt ngày đến cửa hàng của tôi để nạo tiền. (He comes to my shop every day to extort money.)
  • Đừng cho nó mượn nữa, nó chỉ đang nạo tiền cậu thôi. (Don't lend him any more; he's just scrounging money from you.)

Advanced Usage

• This term carries a strong negative connotation, implying unethical, manipulative, or coercive behavior to get money. It is often used in informal contexts to describe someone who is a financial leech.

Variants and Related Words

• Vòi tiền (v): A very close synonym, meaning to pester or pester someone for money.
  • Đứa con hư chỉ biết vòi tiền bố mẹ. (The spoiled child only knows how to pester his parents for money.)

Synonyms

• Extort: To obtain money through force or threats.
• Scrounge: To seek to obtain something, especially money or food, at the expense of others.
• Sponge: To obtain something from others without paying or offering anything in return.

Related Idioms

• Bòn rút tiền bạc: To siphon off or drain someone's money gradually.
  • Kẻ gian đã bòn rút tiền bạc của công ty trong nhiều năm. (The fraudster siphoned off the company's money for years.)