刮 (gwaat3) — extort; plunder; fleece in Cantonese
gwaat˗₃刮Mandarin Pinyin: gua1
Meaning of 刮
nounextort; plunder; fleece
nounscrape; scratch; shave
noun(of wind) blow; carry; sweep
noun(noun) Spatula
Example Sentences with 刮
對新鞋好刮腳
The pair of new shoes causes blisters
siuˊ²小samˉ¹心mˎ₄唔houˊ²好gwaat˗₃刮syunˊ²損
Be careful not to scratch it.
geok˗₃腳zaiˊ²仔gwaat˗₃刮syunˊ²損zoˊ²咗
My little foot got scratched.
faai˗₃塊minˍ₆面beiˊ²俾maauˉ¹貓gwaat˗₃刮syunˊ²損
My face was scratched by the cat.
zek˗₃隻sauˊ²手gwaat˗₃刮syunˊ²損
My hand is scratched.
Words Containing 刮
刮傷gwaat3 soeng1
scratch (wound); scratch (damage to an object)
刮損gwaat3 syun2
abrade; to wear down or rub away by friction; erode
刮粗龍gwaat3 cou1 lung2
a profiteer
刮削gwaat3 soek3
scrape
刮友gwaat3 jau2
to be hunting someone (for revenge)
刮龍中學gwaat3 lung2 zung1 hok6
an unscrupulous school only concerned about making money
刮鬍子gwaat3 wu4 zi2
剃鬚
刮料gwaat3 liu2
to gather or search for information (lit., "scrape for materials")
刮鐘gwaat3 zung1
to hard sell the services of a prostitute [colloquial]
刮沙gwaat3 saa1
coining, a way to cure sickness
刮目相看gwaat3 muk6 soeng1 hon1
see sb in a new light; hold sb in higher esteem; treat sb with increased respect
刮痧gwaat3 saa1
gua sha; Chinese skin scraping medical treatment
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