掃 (sou3 sou3*2 | sao3 sao4) : sweep; eliminate

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掃

sou3 sou3*2

sao3 sao4

(jyutping) sou3, (pinyin) sao3
[1] sweep (with a broom, etc)
[2] eliminate; get rid of; clear away
[3] move quickly right and left

(jyutping) sou3*2, (pinyin) sao4
[n] broom

Default PoS:

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 11

Level: 2

Radical: 扌 (#64)

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

掃 / 扫

This word has been viewed 8294 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 26th Nov 2010 11:15

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掃把 sou3 baa2 sao4 ba3 = broom 粵

掃地 sou3 dei6 = to sweep the floor

掃把星 sou3 baa2 sing1 sao4 ba3 xing1 = comet; harbinger of bad luck

掃除 sou3 ceoi4 sao3 chu2 = to sweep away

打掃 daa2 sou3 da3 sao3 = to sweep; to clean up

掃蕩 sou3 dong6 sao3 dang4 = clean-out; mop-up; root out; wipe out

掃黃 sou3 wong4 sao3 huang2 = vice crackdown

掃興 sou3 hing3 = feel disappointed

掃描 sou3 miu4 sao3 miao2 = to scan (electronic)

掃描器 sou3 miu4 hei3 sao3 miao2 qi4 = scanner

掃墓 sou3 mou6 = to pay tribute to a (friend's or relative's) tomb for Ching Ming

掃乾淨 sou3 gon1 zeng6 = to sweep clean or dust clean

數碼掃描 sou3 maa5 sou3 miu4 shu4 ma3 sao3 miao2 = a digital scan

掃地機 sou3 dei6 gei1 sao3 di4 ji1 = a floor sweeper (large mechanical or push sweeper)

掃瞄器 sou3 miu4 hei3 sao3 miao2 qi4 = a scanner (for a computer)

掃地出門 sou3 dei6 ceot1 mun4 sao3 di4 chu1 men2 = sweep away; make a clean sweep

威風掃地 wai1 fung1 sou3 dei6 wei1 feng1 shao3 di4 = completely discredited

威信掃地 wai1 seon3 sou3 dei6 wei1 xin4 sao3 di4 = completely discredited

顏面掃地 ngaan4 min6 sou3 dei6 yan2 mian4 sao3 di4 = great loss of face

一掃而空 jat1 sou3 ji4 hung1 yi1 sao3 er2 kong1 = make a clean sweep of

掃貨 sou3 fo3 = panic buying; rushing to buy 粵

雞毛掃 gai1 mou4 sou3*2 = feather duster 粵

大掃除 daai6 sou3 ceoi4 da4 sao3 chu2 = the spring cleaning

掃射 sou3 se6 sao3 she4 = (of a machine gun) to spray with bullets

掃風 sou3 fung1 sao3 feng1 = burp a baby 粵

掃毒 sou3 duk6 sao3 du2 = make a drug bust; launch a crackdown on drugs

掃帚 sou3 zaau2 sao4 zhou3 = broom 國

掃街 sou3 gaai1 sao3 jie1 = street sweeping; to canvas (for votes, sales, etc.)

掃帚星 sou3 zaau2 sing1 sao4 zhou3 xing1 = comet; jinx, bearer of bad luck 國

亂槍掃射 lyun6 coeng1 sou3 se6 luan4 qiang1 sao3 she4 = spray bullets

眼掃視 ngaan5 sou3 si6 = saccade

雷霆掃毒 leoi4 ting4 sou3 duk6 lei2 ting2 sao3 du2 = Highs and Lows (TVB gangster drama)

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攞掘頭掃把拍佢扯! 粵
Drive him out with a broomstick!

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