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扣喉 (kau3 hau4) — verb; purge; To retch, / Stick your finger in your throat to make yourself vomit in Cantonese

kau˗₃扣hauˎ₄喉
Mandarin Pinyin: kou4 hou2

Meaning of 扣喉

nounverb; purge; To retch, / Stick your finger in your throat to make yourself vomit
nounpurge; manual-forced vomiting by sticking a finger down the throat to cause oneself to throw up (short for 扣喉嚨)

Example Sentences with 扣喉

keoiˏ₅佢jatˉ¹一jamˊ²飲zauˍ₆就kau˗₃扣hau4.喉。
He chugs as soon as he drinks.
diˉ¹啲beoiˉ¹啤zauˎ₄酒kau˗₃扣hauˎ₄喉jam2.飲。
Chug the beer.
keoiˏ₅佢sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日kau˗₃扣hau4,喉，houˊ²好ciˏ₅似houˊ²好hot˗₃渴gam2.咁。
He's always chugging, as if he's very thirsty.
keoiˏ₅佢jamˊ²飲jeˏ₅嘢houˊ²好faai3,快，sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日kau˗₃扣hau4.喉。
He drinks very fast, always chugging.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好kau˗₃扣hauˎ₄喉jam2,飲，wuiˏ₅會mˎ₄唔syuˉ¹舒fuk6.服。
Don't chug your drink, you'll feel unwell.
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Characters in 扣喉

扣kau3
frame or brand (somebody)
喉hau4
pipe; tube; duct

Words Containing 扣喉

扣喉嚨kau3 hau4 lung4
purge; manual-forced vomiting by sticking a finger down the throat to cause oneself to throw up

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