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擦鞋
  caat3 haai4   jyutping
[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.
擦鞋

This word has been viewed 4620 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 14th Jul 2004 02:25 and last edited on 2nd Aug 2009 03:08
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Characters in this word:

 caat3  -  rub; wipe
 haai4  -  shoes

2 compounds containing this word:

擦鞋仔 - sycophant
Common Formations:
擦鞋文化 - "shoe-shining" culture (fostering of a flattery culture)
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