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抽水
Mandarin · pinyin chōu shuǐ
Meanings
- to pump water
- (coll.) to shrink in the wash
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1–3 · chou1 shui3
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
cau1 seoi2
Cantonese word readings for 抽水. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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verb
- (verb-object) to flush; to pump (of water)
- (verb-object) to shrink in the wash
- (Cantonese) to draw some money from each gambling for tips
- (chiefly Cantonese, derogatory) to take a cut (of profits, winnings, etc.); to draw advantages from; to take advantage of
- (Cantonese) to sexually harass
- (Cantonese) to make a sly verbal attack at another person during a discussion
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