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waat˗₃挖
Pinyin: wa1
Translations
noundiscover; dig out; ferret out
nounscratch with fingernails
noundig; excavate; scoop; unearth
nounto persuade one to switch employment
faanˉ¹翻waat˗₃挖
Pinyin: fan1 wa1
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nounto scarify; scarified
waaˉ¹挖fuˊ²苦
Pinyin: wa1 ku5
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nounspeak sarcastically or ironically (lit., "scoop out bitterness")
waat˗₃挖gwatˍ₆掘
Pinyin: wa1 jue2
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nounexcavation
jiˏ₅耳waatˊ²挖ziˊ²子
Pinyin: er3 wa1 zi5
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nounearpick
waat˗₃挖dungˍ₆洞
Pinyin: wa1 dong4
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nounto dig a hole
gouˉ¹高sanˉ¹薪waat˗₃挖gok˗₃角
Pinyin: gao1 xin1 wa1 jue2
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nounpay a high salary to attract talents from other companies
jiˏ₅耳waatˊ²挖
Pinyin: er3 wa1
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nouncurette, earpick
waat˗₃挖gok˗₃角
Pinyin: wa1 jue2
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nounto recruit talents from other corporations or businesses
waat˗₃挖dungˍ₆動hei˗₃器
简 挖动器
Pinyin: wa1 dong4 qi4
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nouna dibble
waat˗₃挖jukˍ₆肉loˊ²攞congˉ¹瘡sangˉ¹生
简 挖肉攞疮生
Pinyin: wa1 rou4 luo1 chuang1 sheng1
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nounasking for trouble
waat˗₃挖gwatˍ₆掘geiˉ¹機
简 挖掘机
Pinyin: wa1 jue2 ji1
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nounexcavator; navvy
jiˏ₅以janˎ₄人sauˊ²手waat˗₃挖gwatˍ₆掘
Pinyin: yi3 ren2 shou3 wa1 jue2
Translations
noundig by hand