剷 (caan2) — spade; shovel; scoop in Cantonese
caanˊ²剷简 铲
Mandarin Pinyin: chan3
Meaning of 剷
nounspade; shovel; scoop
nounshovel; level off
Example Sentences with 剷
zanˉ¹真haiˍ₆係hamˍ₆冚gaaˉ¹家caanˊ²剷
It's truly a family disaster.
bongˉ¹幫ngoˏ₅我caanˊ²剷congˎ₄床
Help me make the bed.
neiˏ₅你mˎ₄唔saiˊ²使caanˊ²剷congˎ₄床
You don't need to make the bed.
ngoˏ₅我caanˊ²剷congˎ₄床laaˉ¹啦
I'm making the bed.
keoiˏ₅佢caanˊ²剷ganˊ²緊congˎ₄床
He/She is making the bed.
Words Containing 剷
剷土機caan2 tou2 gei1
a scraper, spading machine
剷齒車床caan2 ci2 ce1 cong4
a backing-off lathe
剷泥車caan2 nai4 ce1
a bulldozer [Var.] 鏟泥車 [Syn.] 推土機
剷子caan2 zi2
a shovel, a spade
剷土caan2 tou2
a spading
剷球caan2 kau4
a sliding tackle
剷除caan2 ceoi4
eradicate; uproot (also)鏟除
剷青caan2 ceng1
shave hair at the back (hairstyle)
剷草caan2 cou2
remove weeds; to weed
剷床caan2 cong4
a fork-lift truck
冚家剷gam2 gaa1 caan2
curse one's family to die (derogatory)
班仆街冚家剷baan1 puk1 gaai1 ham6 gaa1 caan2
that bunch of bastards! [colloquial]
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