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抄
caau1
Cantonese Slang
💡 Tip: [[to copy]]
Definitions
  1. 1 [[to copy]]
  2. 2 chāau paaih 抄牌 — to check a driver's licence or number plate (police).
Other Readings
抄
caau3
to check | to search for | rummage | to search | to look through | # adapted fro
Words containing 抄
翻抄
faan1 caau1
reproducing; copying from previous (spoken)
抄字典
caau3 zi6 din2
flip through a dictionary [colloquial] | to search
古抄本
gu2 caau1 bun2
codex
軟抄本
jyun5 caau1 bun2
a soft copy [written and colloquial]
手抄本
sau2 caau1 bun2
hand-written copy; manuscript
抄/操
caau3
[[to seek]] | chaau 抄/操 — to search, to search for, to check, to look thro
照抄
ziu3 caau1
copy word for word
摘抄
zaak6 caau1
to extract; to excerpt
抄貓
caau1 maau1
a copycat
抄家
caau1 gaa1
to search a house and confiscate possessions
抄牌
caau1 paai4
to issue a fine for traffic misconducts
酸辣抄手
syun1 laat6 caau1 sau2
Suanla chaoshou, a dish of Szechuan cuisine that consists of a spicy sauce over
抄醒
caau3 seng2
to wake someone up [colloquial]
抄襲
caau1 zaap6
plagiarize
抄網
caau1 mong5
dip net
抄近路
caau1 kan5 lou6
cut; cut corners; cut off a corner; take a shoot
抄櫃桶
caau3 gwai6 tung2
to search in the drawer
抄寫
caau1 se2
to copy down; to transcribe
抄手
caau1 sau2
wonton (Sichuan term) | [粵]: 雲吞
抄書
caau1 syu1
to copy from the book
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