挖 (waat3) — discover; dig out; ferret out in Cantonese
waat˗₃挖Mandarin Pinyin: wa1
Meaning of 挖
noundiscover; dig out; ferret out
nounscratch with fingernails
noundig; excavate; scoop; unearth
nounto persuade one to switch employment
Example Sentences with 挖
個男仔挖起棵樹樁
The boy digs up a tree stump.
keoiˏ₅佢deiˍ₆哋soengˊ²想waat˗₃挖gaau˗₃角。
They want to poach talent.
keoiˏ₅佢bei˗₃畀janˎ₄人waat˗₃挖gaau˗₃角。
He was poached.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好waat˗₃挖gaau˗₃角wo˗₃喎。
Don't poach people.
gungˉ¹公siˉ¹司paa˗₃怕waat˗₃挖gaau˗₃角。
The company fears poaching.
Words Containing 挖
翻挖faan1 waat3
to scarify; scarified
挖苦waa1 fu2
speak sarcastically or ironically (lit., "scoop out bitterness")
挖掘waat3 gwat6
excavation
耳挖子ji5 waat2 zi2
earpick
挖洞waat3 dung6
to dig a hole
高薪挖角gou1 san1 waat3 gok3
pay a high salary to attract talents from other companies
耳挖ji5 waat2
curette, earpick
挖角waat3 gok3
to recruit talents from other corporations or businesses
挖動器waat3 dung6 hei3
a dibble
挖肉攞瘡生waat3 juk6 lo2 cong1 sang1
asking for trouble
挖掘機waat3 gwat6 gei1
excavator; navvy
以人手挖掘ji5 jan4 sau2 waat3 gwat6
dig by hand
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