扯 (ce2 | che3) : to leave; to pull; to tear; to chat

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扯

ce2

che3

[1] (Canto only) [v] leave; return [2] [v] pull; haul; drag [3] [v] tear; rip; rend [4] [v] chat; gossip; digress

Stroke count: 7

Level: 3

Radical: 扌 (#64)

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

扯

This word has been viewed 7306 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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扯旗 ce2 kei4 = raising a flag; erection 粵

扯電 ce2 din6 = to use a lot of electricity 粵

牽扯 hin1 ce2 qian1 che3 = to involve; to implicate

拉扯 laai1 ce2 la1 che5 = pull, drag; [粵] average

扯線公仔 ce2 sin3 gung1 zai2 = marionette 粵

扯皮條 ce2 pei4 tiu4*2 che3 pi2 tiao2 = procure prostitutes 粵

扯火 ce2 fo2 che3 huo3 = to get angry; to lose one's temper; to insult or argue with someone

扯鼻鼾 ce2 bei6 hon4 = to snore

扯大纜 ce2 daai6 laam6 = tug-of-war 粵

扯低 ce2 dai1 = to pull down

扯風 ce2 fung1 = to ventilate; ventilation

扯風箱 ce2 fung1 soeng1 = sucking wind like one has asthma

扯哈 ce2 haa1 = asthma, sucking wind (phonetic equivalent of 扯瘕)

扯瘕 ce2 haa4*1 = asthma, sucking wind

扯蝦 ce2 haa1 = asthma, sucking wind (pun on 扯瘕)

扯晒火 ce2 saai3 fo2 = angry; indignant

扯頭纜 ce2 tau4 laam6 = to take the lead; to pioneer; to set an example

扯淡 ce2 taam5 che3 dan4 = to talk nonsense, bullshit; nonsense

扯綫公仔 ce2 sin3 gung1 zai2 = a string puppet 粵

扯平 ce2 ping4 che2 ping2 = to get even with somebody; to make things even

扯鈴 ce2 ling4 che3 ling2 = diabolo; Chinese yo-yo

大纜都扯唔埋 daai6 laam6 dou1 ce2 m4 maai4 da4 lan3 dou1 che3 wu2 mai2 = 1. there's absolutely no connection (relationship) between them 2. not even a big rope could pull them together 粵

胡扯 wu4 ce2 hu2 che3 = talk nonsense; talk a bunch of malarkey 國

扯起 ce2 hei2 che2 qi3 = hoist

扯貓尾 ce2 maau1 mei5 = to cover up (by putting on an act) 粵

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

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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