敲 (haau1) — knock; beat; strike; rap in Cantonese
haauˉ¹敲Mandarin Pinyin: qiao1
Meaning of 敲
nounknock; beat; strike; rap
nounovercharge; fleece; extort
Example Sentences with 敲
haauˉ¹敲hoengˊ²響go˗₃個zungˉ¹鐘!
Ring the bell!
haauˉ¹敲loˎ₄鑼daaˊ²打guˊ²鼓
Beat gongs and drums.
jauˏ₅有janˎ₄人haauˉ¹敲mun4.門。
Someone is knocking on the door.
keoiˏ₅佢haauˉ¹敲ganˊ²緊sekˍ₆石siˊ²屎
He is breaking concrete.
keoiˏ₅佢haauˉ¹敲munˎ₄門jauˏ₅有feiˉ¹扉feiˉ¹扉seng1.聲。
He knocked on the door with a knocking sound.
Words Containing 敲
傍敲側擊pong4 haau1 zak1 gik1
to ask slyly; to fish for answers; to talk in an oblique manner; to beat about the bush | Also written as '旁敲側擊'
敲擊樂器haau1 gik1 ngok6 hei3
percussion instrument
敲入haau1 jap6
to key in; to input
敲詐haau1 zaa3
to blackmail; to extort; to racketeer [n] blackmail; extortion
敲竹杠haau1 zuk1 gong3
to fleece; to rip-off
敲門haau1 mun4
knock; knock on a door
旁敲側擊pong4 haau1 zak1 gik1
to ask slyly; to fish for answers; to talk in an oblique manner; to beat about the bush | Also written as '傍敲側擊'
敲擊haau1 gik1
pound; rap
敲骨吸髓haau1 gwat1 kap1 seoi5
to exploit someone completely; to squeeze someone dry; to bleed someone dry
敲鼓邊haau1 gu2 bin1
noun; side stick
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