擦 (caat3) — rub; scrape; graze in Cantonese
caat˗₃擦Mandarin Pinyin: ca1
Meaning of 擦
nounrub; scrape; graze
nouneat greedily; have a satisfying meal
nounbrush by; shave; touch lightly
nounwipe; scrub; polish
nounspread on; apply; paint
Example Sentences with 擦
佢好牙擦
He is a very cheeky person.
loengˎ₄兩tiuˎ₄條jauˏ₅友jauˏ₅有diˉ¹啲moˉ¹摩caat˗₃擦。
Those two people have some friction.
keoiˏ₅佢deiˍ₆哋ziˉ¹之gaanˉ¹間jauˏ₅有moˉ¹摩caat˗₃擦。
There's friction between them.
ginˍ₆件saamˉ¹衫jauˏ₅有diˉ¹啲moˉ¹摩caat˗₃擦。
This shirt has some rubbing.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好zoi˗₃再moˉ¹摩caat˗₃擦。
Don't rub anymore.
Words Containing 擦
板擦兒baan2 caat3 ji4
blackboard eraser; wiper
擦拭者caat3 sik1 ze2
a wiper
擦淨caat3 zeng6
to rub sth. down
摩拳擦掌mo1 kyun4 caat3 zoeng2
be eager for a fight; be eager to have a go at sth.
擦鞋文化caat3 haai4 man4 faa3
"shoe-shining" culture (fostering of a flattery culture)
擦紙膠caat3 zi2 gaau1
rubber eraser (often abbreviated to 擦膠)
摩擦力mo1 caat3 lik6
friction; frictional force
膠擦gaau1 caat2
rubber (as in that for erasers)
擦屁股caat3 pei3 gu2
to clear up the mess left by sb. else
擦鞋caat3 haai4
(fig.) to suck-up to; to kiss-ass; to fawn; to butter-up to. Mand.: 拍馬屁
擦子caat3 zi2
an eraser
擦拭caat3 sik1
to clean; to cleanse
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