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挑 (tiu1) — hold sth up with a pole in Cantonese

tiuˉ¹挑
Mandarin Pinyin: tiao3

Meaning of 挑

nounhold sth up with a pole
nounrising stroke in Chinese character
nounpoke; pick out; prick
nounprovoke; incite; stir up; instigate
nounfuck (vulgar)(Cantonese)

Example Sentences with 挑

neiˏ₅我jauˏ₅有aat˗₃壓likˍ₆力，ngoˏ₅你jauˏ₅有aat˗₃壓likˍ₆力，neiˏ₅你zouˍ₆做meˉ¹咩jiu˗₃要tiuˉ¹挑janˍ₆釁ngoˏ₅我？
"You have pressure, I have pressure, why do you want to provoke me?"
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好tauˉ¹偷zongˉ¹𥊙janˎ₄人deiˍ₆哋cungˉ¹沖loeng4,涼，jyuˎ₄如gwoˊ²果mˎ₄唔haiˍ₆係wuiˏ₅會sangˉ¹生ngaanˏ₅眼tiuˉ¹挑zam1!針！
Don't spy on people when they are showering, otherwise you'll get a stye!
佢向我挑戰
He's challenging me.
niˉ¹呢go˗₃個tiuˉ¹挑zin˗₃戰houˊ²好daaiˍ₆大daamˊ²膽loeng6.量。
This challenge requires great courage.
tiu˗₃挑neiˏ₅你louˊ²鹵mei6!味！
Screw you!
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Words Containing 挑

挑逗tiu1 dau6
to arouse; to make out with; to tease
挑戰tiu1 zin3
to challenge; to throw down the gauntlet; to pick a fight
高挑gou1 tiu1
lanky; slim; tall and slender
挑選tiu1 syun2
(v.) choose; select (n.) choice; selection | Cant.: 揀 | Synon.: 選擇
挑戰性tiu1 zin3 sing3
challenging; inspiring; demanding
眼挑針ngaan5 tiu1 zam1
stye, sty (abscess caused by bacterial infection of the glands on the edge of the eyelid)
挑你屎忽tiu1 nei5 si2 fat1
euphemism for 𨳒你屎忽, up yours [colloquial]
挑那媽tiu1 naa5 maa1
fuck! [colloquial]
挑戰者tiu1 zin3 ze2
challenger
精挑細選zing1 tiu1 sai3 syun2
selective
挑撥者tiu1 but6 ze2
instigator; perpetrator
挑機tiu1 gei1
(slang) to challenge

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