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刮
Mandarin: gua1
Definitions
  1. 1 to scrape
  2. 2 to blow
  3. 3 to shave
  4. 4 to plunder
  5. 5 to extort
  6. 6 to blow (of the wind)
  7. 7 # adapted from cc-cedict
Other Readings
刮
[[to scrape]] to find; to look for someone, to hunt someone. | máih waah nēih
Words containing 刮
刮勺
spatula
刮粗龍
earning huge amount of wealth illegally (slang)
刮臉
to shave (lit., "scrape face")
四圍刮
search all over for; look all around for
刮花
to scratch or leave a mark
刮友
to be hunt down or look for one (for revenge)
刮大風
bluster (to blow in loud, violent gusts, as the wind during a storm)
刮腳
blister causing to the feet
刮料
to gather or search for information (lit., "scrape for materials")
刮削
to exploit; to take poor people's money
刮目相看
see sb in a new light; hold sb in higher esteem; treat sb with increased respect
刮鐘
to hard sell the services of a prostitute [colloquial]
刮損
abrade; to wear down or rub away by friction; erode
刮痧
gua sha; Chinese skin scraping medical treatment
刮粗龍
a profiteer
刮龍中學
an unscrupulous school only concerned about making money
刮龍
corruption; graft
電動刮鬍刀
electric shaver
刮料
to source intel or sensitive information
刮竹
to play mahjong [colloquial]
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