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抽水
cau1 seoi2 |
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[1] [粵] take a cut off the winnings in gambling either to pay the dealer as a tip, or to cover the charges for providing a venue and food | [國] 抽頭 [2] [粵] [slang] take advantage of, exploit, or profit from other people's success [3] [粵] [slang] take verbal or sexual advantage of a female [4] [華] [literal] to draw/pump water [5] [國] shrink | [粵] 縮水 Level: 3 Google Frequency: 504,000 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 4250 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 19th Oct 2004 00:37 and last edited on 23rd Aug 2012 07:58 |
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Characters in this word:抽 cau1 - draw out; bud; pull open水 seoi2 - water; liquid; dough (money) 2 compounds containing this word:抽水馬桶 - flush toilet抽水機 - a water pump | ||
One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:秋水 cau1 seoi2 = autumn waters (limpid eyes of a woman) |
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