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[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 Default PoS: Additional PoS: Stroke count: 10
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This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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除非 ceoi4 fei1 = unless 除衫 ceoi4 saam1 = to undress 粵 除夕 ceoi4 zik6 = New Year's Eve 除去 ceoi4 heoi3 = get rid of; except 除鞋 ceoi4 haai4 = take off shoes 粵 除夕夜 ceoi4 zik6 je6 = New Year's Eve 除了 ceoi4 liu5 = except; excluding 國 除咗 ceoi4 zo2 = except; excluding 粵 掃除 sou3 ceoi4 = to sweep away 斬草除根 zaam2 cou2 ceoi4 gan1 = (saying) to pull up by the roots - to completely eradicate See all 51 compounds (CantoDict reports 52 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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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.]
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. Legend 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. |