挖角

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

CEDICT

to headhunt; to poach

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 挖 wā
  1. to dig
  2. to excavate
  3. to scoop out
2 角 jué
  1. role (theater)
  2. to compete
  3. ancient three legged wine vessel
  4. third note of pentatonic scale

Related entries

偷獵 tōuliè to poach
盜獵 dàoliè to poach (illegally hunt game)
竄犯 cuànfàn
  1. to raid
  2. an intrusion (of the enemy, or bandit groups)
緝查 jīchá
  1. to raid
  2. to search (for criminal)
偷襲 tōuxí
  1. to mount a sneak attack
  2. to raid
攻伐 gōngfá
  1. to attack
  2. to raid
  3. (of medicine) potent
殺進 shājìn
  1. to storm (a city etc)
  2. to raid
抄 chāo
  1. to make a copy
  2. to plagiarize
  3. to search and seize
  4. to raid
  5. to grab
  6. to go off with
  7. to take a shortcut
  8. to make a turning move
  9. to fold one's arms
在考试的时候，汤姆作弊抄了玛丽的答案。

During the exam, Tom cheated off Mary.

Source: Tatoeba