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搵
Mandarin: wen4
Simplified: 揾
literary Cantonese Cantonese
Definitions
  1. 1 (literary) to wipe away (tears) literary
  2. 2 to press with one's fingers
  3. 3 to soak
  4. 4 # adapted from cc-cedict
Other Readings
搵
to look for; to find (Cantonese)
Words containing 搵
搵窿捐
to find a hole for hiding, it means one is very embarrassed
搵位
[1] find a seat [2] [華]: 找位子
搵着數
looking for bargain or specials (spoken)
打鑼搵
to search frantically; to look high and low for
搵條命仔較飛
to put one's life at risk [colloquial]
搵腳
game, normally used when looking for people to play Mahjong | to find an extra p
搵米路
to find the way to earn money or to make a living
搵嚟講
empty talk; saying something (usually unwelcome criticism or comments) just for
搵老襯
(v.) to take advantage of someone; to fool someone; to take someone for a ride
打鑼都搵唔到
to be unable to find sb after making a big production of it
搵銀
to earn money
講笑搵第樣
joke about something else (spoken)
辛苦搵嚟自在食
working hard for survival (slang)
搵鬼幫襯
describes a shop or a restaurant which is doomed to fail as a result of not gett
搵笨
(v.) to take advantage of someone; to con | cheat someone; (adj.) to take someon
搵得嚟使得去
money that's easy come easy go
搵工
(verb) to find a job; to search for a job
搵丁
cheating others; to take someone as a fool to try and take advantage of them | a
搵我笨𨳍
to take me for a stupid prick or fool; to rip me off
搵周公
(v.) to go to sleep.
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