除 (ceoi4 | chu2) : get rid of; eliminate; except; divide

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除

ceoi4

chu2

[1] [v] get rid of; do away with; eliminate
[2] [prep] except; besides; apart from
[3] [v/n] [math] divide; division
[4] [v] [archaic] appoint sb to office

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

除

This word has been viewed 14164 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 5th Oct 2013 15:39

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除非 ceoi4 fei1 chu2 fei1 = unless

除衫 ceoi4 saam1 = to undress 粵

除夕 ceoi4 zik6 chu2 xi1 (PRC), chu2 xi4 (Taiwan) = New Year's Eve

除去 ceoi4 heoi3 chu2 qu4 = get rid of; except

除鞋 ceoi4 haai4 = take off shoes 粵

除夕夜 ceoi4 zik6 je6 chu2 xi1 ye4 (PRC), chu2 xi4 ye4 (Taiwan) = New Year's Eve

除了 ceoi4 liu5 chu2 le5 = except; excluding 國

除咗 ceoi4 zo2 = except; excluding 粵

掃除 sou3 ceoi4 sao3 chu2 = to sweep away

斬草除根 zaam2 cou2 ceoi4 gan1 zhan3 cao3 chu2 gen1 = (saying) to pull up by the roots - to completely eradicate

消除 siu1 ceoi4 xiao1 chu2 = to eliminate; to remove

解除 gaai2 ceoi4 jie3 chu2 = to relieve; to remove; to fire; to dismiss; to sack

除此之外 ceoi4 ci2 zi1 ngoi6 chu2 ci3 zhi1 wai4 = other than this; apart from this; in addition to this

除外 ceoi4 ngoi6 chu2 wai4 = excluding; not including

除了之外 ceoi4 liu5 zi1 ngoi6 chu2 le5 zhi1 wai4 = except 國

清除 cing1 ceoi4 qing1 chu2 = to eliminate; to get rid off; to purge

廢除 fai3 ceoi4 fei4 chu2 = to abolish

排除 paai4 ceoi4 pai2 chu2 = exclude, rule out

開除 hoi1 ceoi4 kai1 chu2 = to expel

減除 gaam2 ceoi4 = to diminish

除草 ceoi4 cou2 = weeding

保護解除 bou2 wu6 gaai2 ceoi4 bao3 hu4 jie3 chu2 = to unprotect

故障排除 gu3 zoeng3 paai4 ceoi4 gu4 zhang4 pai2 chu2 = fault resolution; trouble clearing

廢除軍備 fai3 ceoi4 gwan1 bei6 fei4 chu2 jun1 bei4 = disarm

除式 ceoi4 sik1 chu2 shi4 = divisor

除數 ceoi4 sou3 chu2 shu4 = divisor

除去障礙 ceoi4 heoi3 zoeng3 ngoi6 chu2 qu4 zhang4 ai4 = [v] unblock

消除疲勞 siu1 ceoi4 pei4 lou4 xiao1 chu2 pi2 lao2 = to eliminate weariness

害獸驅除業者 hoi6 sau3 keoi1 ceoi4 jip6 ze2 hai4 shou4 qv1 chu2 ye4 zhe3 = a culler (type of profession)

刪除 saan1 ceoi4 shan1 chu2 = to delete (computer interface), deletion; to cancel; to omit

除笨有精 ceoi4 ban6 jau5 zeng1 = losing sth but gaining sth better (塞翁失馬)

開除黨籍 hoi1 ceoi4 dong2 zik6 kai1 chu2 dang3 ji4 = to expel from party membership (common formation)

包皮切除 baau1 pei4 cit3 ceoi4 bao1 pi2 qie4 chu2 = circumcision (of penis)

屏除 bing2 ceoi4 bing3 chu2 = get rid of; dismiss; brush aside

扣除 kau3 ceoi4 kou4 chu2 = deduct, subtract

除褲隔渣 ceoi4 fu3 gaak3 zaa1 = describes someone who has a miserly appearance 粵

移除 ji4 ceoi4 yi2 chu2 = to remove

除祟 ceoi4 seoi6 chu2 sui4 = to drive out devils and spirits; exorcism

藥到病除 joek6 dou3 bing6 ceoi4 yao4 dao4 bing4 chu2 = once one has taken medicine or applied medicine one's ailment is eliminated

排除萬難 paai4 ceoi4 maan6 naan4 pai2 chu2 wan4 nan2 = surmount all difficulties

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

除濕機 ceoi4 sap1 gei1 chu2 shi1 ji1 = dehumidifier

拆除 caak3 ceoi4 chai1 chu2 = disasemble; take apart; demolish; pull down

剷除 caan2 ceoi4 chan3 chu2 = eradicate; uproot

革除 gaak3 ceoi4 ge2 chu2 = eliminate; abolish

除舊布新 ceoi4 gau6 bou3 san1 chu2 jiu4 bu4 xin1 = get rid of the old to establish the new

被除數 bei6 ceoi4 sou3 bei4 chu2 shu4 = [math.] dividend

種族清除 zung2 zuk6 cing1 ceoi4 zhong3 zu2 qing1 chu2 = ethnic cleansing

空襲解除的警報 hung1 zaap6 gaai2 ceoi4 dik1 ging2 bou3 = all-clear 國

開除學籍 hoi1 ceoi4 hok6 zik6 kai1 chu2 xue2 ji2 = to expel from school (common formation)

若要人不知，除非己莫為 jeok6 jiu3 jan4 bat1 zi1, ceoi4 fei1 gei2 mok6 wai4 ruo4 yao4 ren2 bu4 zhi1, chu2 fei1 ji3 mo4 wei2 = if you don't want to be found out, don't do sth. (wrong)

剔除 tik1 ceoi4 ti1 chu2 = eliminate; reject

除翻開 ceoi4 faan1 hoi1 chu2 fan1 kai1 = divide it up 粵

Showing all 5 examples containing 除

四十除八等於五
Forty divided by eight equals five.
[Lit. forty divide eight equals five. This is okay both for written and spoken Cantonese.]

唔使除鞋啦! 粵
Don't take off your shoes!

除一隻襪塞佢個口。粵
Take off a sock and stick in his mouth. [To shut someone up.]

若要人不知除非己莫為
[1] The best way to hide a misdeed is not to commit it. [2] What is done by night appears by day.

結賬嗰陣時，計埋啲租金保險燈油火臘，七除八扣，唔賺得幾多咋粵
When working out the accounts, considering the rental, insurance, utility bills, and other deductibles, there won't be much profit to be made.

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