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剔 (tik1) — pick out and discard; reject in Cantonese

tikˉ¹剔
Mandarin Pinyin: ti1

Meaning of 剔

nounpick out and discard; reject
nounrising stroke (in Chinese characters)
nounpick meat from bones
nounpick (one's teeth); clean with instrument
nountick [loanword]; the symbol √
noun(verb + noun) (loanword) Tick or " √ "; (noun) (Chinese writing) rising stroke

Example Sentences with 剔

neiˏ₅你mˎ₄唔houˊ²好sikˍ₆食douˉ¹刀gam˗₃咁tiuˉ¹挑tai3.剔。
Don't be so picky.
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Words Containing 剔

打剔daa2 tik1
to tick (like a clock, as an English loanword)
挑剔tiu1 tik1
picky; choosy; fussy; nitpicking; fastidious; exacting | [粵]: 揀擇, 腌尖
剔手邊tik1 sau2 bin1
Kangxi radical 64 (手) in its component form 扌
剔除tik1 ceoi4
eliminate; reject; get rid of

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