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擦鞋
caat3 haai4 |
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[1] (lit.) to polish shoes [2] (fig.) to suck-up to; to kiss-ass; to fawn; to butter-up to. Mand.: 拍馬屁 Level: 2 Google Frequency: 244,000 This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵 |
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Characters in this word:擦 caat3 - rub; wipe鞋 haai4 - shoes 2 compounds containing this word:擦鞋仔 - sycophantCommon Formations: 擦鞋文化 - "shoe-shining" culture (fostering of a flattery culture) |
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