剝 (mok1 | bao1 bo1 ) : peel; shell; skin; strip

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剝

mok1

bao1 bo1

peel; shell; skin; strip; hull; husk

Pinyin bao1 is the colloquial reading; bo1 is used only in compound words and idiomatic phrases.

Stroke count: 10

Level: 3

Radical: 刀 (#18)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

剝 / 剥

This word has been viewed 7800 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 24th Apr 2010 02:34

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剝衫 mok1 saam1 = undress 粵

剝削 mok1 soek3 bo1 xue1 = to exploit

剝光 mok1 gwong1 = to strip naked, denude, unclothe

剝奪 mok1 dyut6 bo1 duo2 = [1] deprive; [2] expropriate; [2] strip (of)

剝殼 mok1 hok3 = to remove the shell

剝光豬 mok1 gwong1 zyu1 = to strip naked, undressed 粵

剝皮 mok1 pei4 bao1 pi2 = to peel; to skin; to flay (as in an execution by flaying); to skin alive

剝奪人權的 mok1 dyut6 jan4 kyun4 dik1 bo1 duo2 ren2 quan2 de5 = [adj] proscriptive 國

剝奪冠軍 mok1 dyut6 gun3 gwan1 bo1 duo2 guan4 jun1 = to strip someone of his championship medal (common formation)

剝牙 mok1 ngaa4 = extract a tooth 粵

剝落 mok1 lok6 bo1 luo4 = to peel off; to flake

抽絲剝繭 cau1 si1 mok1 gaan2 chou1 si1 bo1 jian3 = painstakingly get to the bottom of sth; a meticulous investigation into sth.

剝清 mok1 cing1 = naked, nude

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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