掃 (sou3) — sweep (with a broom, etc) in Cantonese
sou˗₃掃简 扫
Mandarin Pinyin: sao3
Meaning of 掃
nounsweep (with a broom, etc)
nounmove quickly right and left
nouneliminate; get rid of; clear away
Example Sentences with 掃
攞掘頭掃把拍佢扯!
Drive him out with a broomstick!
gamˉ¹今jatˍ₆日heoi˗₃去sou˗₃掃mouˍ₆墓。
Went tomb sweeping today.
tingˉ¹聽jatˍ₆日heoi˗₃去sou˗₃掃mouˍ₆墓。
Going to sweep the tomb tomorrow.
sou˗₃掃mouˍ₆墓jiu˗₃要daai˗₃帶hoengˉ¹香。
Need to bring incense for tomb sweeping.
sou˗₃掃mouˍ₆墓houˊ²好sanˉ¹辛fuˊ²苦。
Tomb sweeping is tiring.
Words Containing 掃
掃墓sou3 mou6
to pay tribute to a (friend's or relative's) tomb for Ching Ming
掃地機sou3 dei6 gei1
a floor sweeper (large mechanical or push sweeper)
掃帚星sou3 zaau2 sing1
comet; jinx, bearer of bad luck | [粵]: 彗星, 掃把星
掃地sou3 dei6
to sweep the floor
掃瞄器sou3 miu4 hei3
a scanner (for a computer)
掃乾淨sou3 gon1 zeng6
to sweep clean or dust clean
掃帚sou3 zaau2
broom
掃地出門sou3 dei6 ceot1 mun4
sweep away; make a clean sweep
掃射sou3 se6
(of a machine gun) to spray with bullets
掃把星sou3 baa2 sing1
a person who is, or an object which is, a harbinger of bad luck or disaster.
亂槍掃射lyun6 coeng1 sou3 se6
spray bullets/gunfire; shoot indiscriminately
掃硬sou3 ngaang6
to totally wipe out / eliminate [colloquial]
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