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抽 (cau1) — smoke (cigarettes, etc.) in Cantonese

cauˉ¹抽
Mandarin Pinyin: chou1

Meaning of 抽

nounsmoke (cigarettes, etc.)
noundraw out; pull out or open
nounshrink
nounsprout; put forth shoots; bud
nounwhip; lash
nounrid; take away; extraction;
noun(Cantonese)/to take advantage/to mock

Example Sentences with 抽

佢噏得就噏, 周時畀人抽後腳
He talks so much that people often use his own words to contradict him.
gungˉ¹公siˉ¹司meiˏ₅尾ngaˎ₄牙cauˉ¹抽zoeng2.獎。
Company year-end party lucky draw.
cauˉ¹抽cinˊ²籤taiˊ²睇haaˏ₅下wanˍ₆運singˎ₄程
Draw a fortune slip at the shrine.
cauˉ¹抽hyut˗₃血zeˊ²者jiu˗₃要jamˊ²飲seoi2.水。
Blood donors should drink water.
fungˎ₄房ukˍ₆屋syuˊ²署diˉ¹啲daanˉ¹單waiˊ²位houˊ²好naanˎ₄難cauˉ¹抽
It's very hard to get a flat from the Housing Authority.
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Words Containing 抽

抽出去cau1 ceot1 heoi3
to unhorse
過橋抽板gwo3 kiu4 cau1 baan2
to abandon one's friends when one is finally safe (after a crisis) (lit., "to dismantle the bridge after crossing")
群抽kwan4 cau1
a gang fight opposed to 隻抽 which is one on one
圍抽wai4 cau1
surround and beat up
抽後腳cau1 hau6 goek3
contradict what sb is saying with that person's own words; hold sb's mistakes against him
抽菸cau1 jin1
to smoke (cigarettes)
抽球cau1 kau4
(in ball sports, such as tennis, badminton, table tennis and volleyball) to smash the ball / shuttlecock | Syn.: 扣球 | Cant.: 扻波; 冚波
抽鼻子cau1 bei6 zi2
sniffle, runny nose
抽像化cau1 zoeng6 faa3
an abstraction
抽簽cau1 cim1
to draw straws (to settle a dispute); a ballot (in share dealing)
隨機抽選ceoi4 gei1 cau1 syun2
randomly chosen
抽血者cau1 hyut3 ze2
a phlebotomist (one who draws blood)

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