淘 (tou4) — naughty; mischievous in Cantonese
touˎ₄淘Mandarin Pinyin: tao2
Meaning of 淘
nounnaughty; mischievous
nounwash away the impurities
noundredge; clean out; scour
nountax one\'s energy
Example Sentences with 淘
touˎ₄淘gamˉ¹金jitˍ₆熱
Gold rush.
touˎ₄淘hei˗₃氣
Naughty.
touˎ₄淘hei˗₃氣baauˉ¹包
Naughty child.
touˎ₄淘bouˊ²寶maaiˏ₅買jeˏ₅嘢
Buy things on Taobao.
touˎ₄淘maiˏ₅米seoiˊ²水
Water from washing rice.
Words Containing 淘
淘汰賽tou4 taai3 coi3
knockout tournament/competition; elimination game/match
淘金者tou4 gam1 ze2
gold prospector; one who pans for gold
淘陰溝tou4 jam1 kau1
clean out a drain
淘古井tou4 gu2 zeng2
to clean out an ancient well
淘汰tou4 taai3
to eliminate through competition or selection; to sift out; to weed out
小淘氣siu2 tou4 hei3
slang for a rascal or a brat (referring to one's own children)
淘氣tou4 hei3
naughty; bad | [粵]: 調皮/跳皮, 百厭, 反斗
淘金tou4 gam1
panning (for precious metals)
被淘汰bei6 tou4 taai3
to be eliminated through competition; to weed something or somebody out
淘米tou4 mai5
to wash and clean rice before cooking
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