韭菜 (jiǔ cài) — Leeks / Retail investors who get harvested
Leeks / Retail investors who get harvested - Naive investors who repeatedly lose money to market manipulation.
Example Usage
散户就是韭菜，割了一茬又一茬。
Retail investors are leeks, cut down batch after batch.
Cultural Context
Leeks regrow after cutting, just like naive investors keep coming back to lose more money.
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