Cantonese Slang
💡 Tip: [[to draw out; to take out]]
Definitions
  1. 1 [[to draw out; to take out]]
  2. 2 chāu gān 抽筋 — [epileptic fit] to have a fit; to lose one's temper.
  3. 3 chāu hauh geuk 抽後腳 — [to pull the back leg] to use someone's words in support of an attack against them; to pick up on what someone has said before and use it to attack them in a new set of circumstances (yjh 553, 126).
  4. 4 chāu séui 抽水 — [to pull water] a tip given to staff in casino from successful gamblers (dfyb 13.10.2000, A16); to take away a portion of something; to take verbal or sexual advantage of someone (tnbs); to charge a fee to mahjong players for providing a venue and food to the players.
  5. 5 chāu táuh 抽頭 — to withdraw; to run away; to do a U-turn.
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