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挖角

wā jué

2-character word

What 挖角 means

1. to poach (talent, personnel from competitors)
2. to raid (a competitor for its talent)
3. Taiwan pr. wā jiǎo

The characters in 挖角

• 挖wāto dig; to excavate; to scoop out
• 角jiǎoangle; corner; horn

Sounds the same

Read wā jué, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 挖掘to excavate; (lit and fig.) to unearth; to dig into

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