Cantonese Dictionary

抽後腳

cau1 hau6 goek3

Mandarin: chou1 hou4 jiao3

Simplified: 抽后脚

to sieze | pounce on someone's flaws and turning that against them; to exploit someone's shortcomings; to use one's own words to against them (usually by taking it out of context)

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抽得兩咀

cau1 dak1 loeng5 zeoi2

Mandarin: chou1 de5 liang3 ju3

Simplified: 抽得两咀

to have some skills in fighting [colloquial]

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抽打

cau1 daa2

Mandarin: chou1 da3

[v] flog, lash, strap, whip

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抽搐

cau1 cuk1

Mandarin: chou1 chu4

twitch - convulsion, muscular spasm; a charley horse

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抽搐的

cau1 cuk1 dik1

Mandarin: chou1 chu4 de5

convulsionary; convulsive; fitful; spasmodic; spastic

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抽時間

cau1 si4 gaan1*3

Mandarin: chou1 shi2 jian1

find time; take time; spare some time

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抽暇

cau1 haa6

Mandarin: chou1 xia2

manage to find time

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抽查

cau1 caa4

Mandarin: chou1 cha2

selective examination; spot test; check randomly; survey

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抽條

cau1 tiu4

Mandarin: chou1tiao2

Simplified: 抽条

to sprout; to shrink in size; very tall and slim [written and colloquial]

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抽條

cau1 tiu4*2

Mandarin: chou1 tiao2

to sprout, to shoot

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抽樣

cau1 joeng6*2

Mandarin: chou1 yang4

a sampling; to sample

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抽樣檢查

cau1 joeng6*2 gim2 caa4

spot check

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抽氣

cau1 hei3

ventilate; ventilation

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抽氣扇

cau1 hei3 sin3

Mandarin: chou1 qi4 shan4

Simplified: 抽气扇

noun; exhaust fan or ventilation fan

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抽氣機

cau1 hei3 gei1

Mandarin: chou1 qi4 ji1

air exhauster; air extractor; air pump

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抽水

cau1 seoi2

Mandarin: chou1 shui3

(verb) to draw a little amount of money from each winning in gambling for tips; to take a rake (slang) to draw advantages from; to take advantage of; (slang) (of female) sexual harassment

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抽水機

cau1 seoi2 gei1

Mandarin: chou1 shui3 ji1

a water pump

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抽水馬桶

cau1 seoi2 maa5 tung2

flush toilet

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抽油

cau1 jau4

Mandarin: chou1 you2

soy sauce

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抽油煙機

cau1 jau4 jin1 gei1

range hood for stove (lit., "oil smoke sucking machine")

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抽濕機

cau1 sap1 gei1

Mandarin: chou1 chi4 ji1

Simplified: 抽濕机

Dehumidifiers

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抽煉

cau1 lin6

Mandarin: chou1 lian4

to abstract

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抽煙

cau1 jin1

Mandarin: chou1 yan1

to smoke a cigarette (Cantonese: 食煙)

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抽煙者

cau1 jin1 ze2

Mandarin: chou1 yan1 zhe3

a smoker

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抽獎

cau1 zoeng2

Mandarin: chou1 jiang3

lottery

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抽球

cau1 kau4

Mandarin: chou1 qiu2

to smash the ball

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抽痛的

cau1 tung3 dik1

Mandarin: chou1 tong4 de5

lancinating

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抽秤

cau1 cing3

Mandarin: chou1 cheng4

to find faults in someone | something; to intentionally criticize

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抽稅

cau1 seoi3

Mandarin: chou1 shui4

Simplified: 抽税

to levy a tax

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抽穗

cau1 seoi6

Mandarin: chou1 sui4

head sprouts

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