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摳 (kau1) — delve into; study meticulously in Cantonese

kauˉ¹摳
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Mandarin Pinyin: kou1

Meaning of 摳

noundelve into; study meticulously
nouncarve; cut (design)
nounmix together [used as variant of 溝]
nounstingy; miserly
noundig out with finger; scratch

Example Sentences with 摳

loengˏ₅兩hauˊ²摳houˊ²好gwai˗₃貴wo3.喎。
Two bowls are very expensive.
sikˍ₆食loengˏ₅兩hauˊ²摳faan6.飯。
Eat two bowls of rice.
keoiˏ₅佢jamˊ²飲loengˏ₅兩hauˊ²摳caa4.茶。
He drank two bowls of tea.
jiu˗₃要loengˏ₅兩hauˊ²摳tongˉ¹湯maa3?嗎？
Want two bowls of soup?
bongˉ¹幫ngoˏ₅我loˊ²攞loengˏ₅兩hau2.摳。
Help me get two bowls.
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Words Containing 摳

對摳deoi3 kau1
（of liquids to mix together
兩摳loeng5 kau1
two kinds of things mixed in together
摳鼻子kau1 bei6 zi2
to pick nose, nose-picking [粵]: 採礦
一時水摳油jat1 si4 seoi2 kau1 jau4
sometimes (people) are very angry with each other
水摳油seoi2 kau1 jau4
(slang) bad relation; people cannot get along with others like water poured in oil

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