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waat3 waa1
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[1] dig; excavate; scoop; unearth [2] discover; dig out; ferret out [3] [粵] scratch with fingernails Jyutping "waa1" is a variant pronunciation.
Default PoS: Stroke count: 9
Level: 3
Radical: 扌 (#64)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 5937 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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挖掘 waat3 gwat6 = excavation 耳挖 ji5 waat3*2 = curette, earpick 挖角 waat3 gok3 = to recruit talents from other corporations or businesses 以人手挖掘 ji5 jan4 sau2 waat3 gwat6 = dig by hand 耳挖子 ji5 waat3*2 zi2 = earpick 挖掘機 waat3 gwat6 gei1 = excavator; navvy 高薪挖角 gou1 san1 waat3 gok3 = pay a high salary to attract talents from other companies 挖苦 waa1 fu2 = speak sarcastically or ironically (lit., "scoop out bitterness") 翻挖 faan1 waat3 = to scarify; scarified 挖動器 waat3 dung6 hei3 = a dibble 挖洞 waat3 dung6 = to dig a hole |
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