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除 (ceoi4) — get rid of; do away with; eliminate in Cantonese

ceoiˎ₄除
Mandarin Pinyin: chu2

Meaning of 除

nounget rid of; do away with; eliminate
nounexcept; besides; apart from
nounappoint sb to office
noundivide; division
noun(slang) (of clothes) 1. to undress of; 2. take off

Example Sentences with 除

唔使除鞋啦!
Don't take off your shoes!
結賬嗰陣時，計埋啲租金保險燈油火臘，七除八扣，唔賺得幾多咋
When working out the accounts, considering the rental, insurance, utility bills, and other deductibles, there won't be much profit to be made.
若要人不知除非己莫為
[1] The best way to hide a misdeed is not to commit it. [2] What is done by night appears by day.
四十除八等於五
Forty divided by eight equals five.
除一隻襪塞佢個口。
Take off a sock and stick in his mouth. [To shut someone up.]
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Words Containing 除

刪除saan1 ceoi4
to delete (computer interface), deletion; to cancel; to omit
保護解除bou2 wu6 gaai2 ceoi4
to unprotect
除外ceoi4 ngoi6
excluding; not including
開除hoi1 ceoi4
to expel
移除ji4 ceoi4
to remove
廢除fai3 ceoi4
to abrogate; to abolish; to annul; to repeal; to annihilate
除了之外ceoi4 liu5 zi1 ngoi6
except; other than; besides | Cant.: 除咗之外
扣除kau3 ceoi4
deduct, subtract
除祟ceoi4 seoi6
to drive out devils and spirits; exorcism
解除gaai2 ceoi4
to relieve; to remove; to fire; to dismiss; to sack
害獸驅除業者hoi6 sau3 keoi1 ceoi4 jip6 ze2
a culler (type of profession)
除褲隔渣ceoi4 fu3 gaak3 zaa1
describes someone who has a miserly appearance

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