刨 (paau4) — plane away/down/off; shave in Cantonese

paauˎ₄刨

Mandarin Pinyin: bao4 pao2

Meaning of 刨

nounplane away/down/off; shave

nounread (a book) with great efforts

noun(fruit) peeler; (hair) shaver; (pencil) sharpener

noundig; excavate

noundeduct; exclude; subtract

nouncarpenter's plane; planer; planing machine

nounpaau4*2 & bao4

nounpaau4 & bao4

nounpaau4 & pao2

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Example Sentences with 刨

ngoˏ₅我haiˊ²喺douˍ₆度paauˊ²刨dungˉ¹冬gwaa1.瓜。

I'm peeling winter melon.

paauˊ²刨dungˉ¹冬gwaaˉ¹瓜houˊ²好sanˉ¹辛fu2.苦。

Peeling winter melon is tiring.

bongˉ¹幫ngoˏ₅我paauˊ²刨dungˉ¹冬gwaa1.瓜。

Help me peel the winter melon.

niˉ¹呢go˗₃個dungˉ¹冬gwaaˉ¹瓜dimˊ²點paau2?刨？

How do you peel this winter melon?

keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好maanˍ₆慢paauˊ²刨dungˉ¹冬gwaa1.瓜。

He peels winter melon very slowly.

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Words Containing 刨

鬚刨插座sou1 paau2 caap3 zo6

shaver socket outlet

刨書paau4 syu1

to cram / mug (before an exam)

刨根問底paau4 gan1 man6 dai2

get to the bottom of things

刨冬瓜paau2 dung1 gwaa1

pun on the word Putonghua ( 普通話 )

電動鬚刨din6 dung6 sou1 paau4

an electric shaver / razor

電鬚刨din6 sou1 paau2

(n.) electric razor

刨冰paau4 bing1

shaved ice, ice shavings (as a dessert: also variously called "water-ice", "Italian Ice", etc.)

刨花paau4 faa1

wood shavings

刨晒paau4 saai3

study very hard; crazy about; to be into

刨刀paau4 dou1

planing tool

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