撬 (giu6) — pry/prize/jemmy open; lever up in Cantonese
giuˍ₆撬Mandarin Pinyin: qiao4
Meaning of 撬
nounpry/prize/jemmy open; lever up
nounto headhunt or persuade one to change employment (Cantonese)
Example Sentences with 撬
你哋會唔會有啲拗撬呀？
Do you ever have arguments?
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好kauk˗₃撬coengˎ₄長geok˗₃腳wo3!喎！
Don't eavesdrop!
keoiˏ₅佢zingˍ₆淨haiˍ₆係soengˊ²想kauk˗₃撬coengˎ₄長geok3.腳。
He just wants to eavesdrop.
ngoˏ₅我tengˉ¹聽dou˗₃到keoiˏ₅佢kauk˗₃撬coengˎ₄長geok3.腳。
I heard him eavesdropping.
faai˗₃快diˉ¹啲zau2,走，mˎ₄唔houˊ²好beiˊ²俾janˎ₄人kauk˗₃撬coengˎ₄長geok3.腳。
Hurry up and leave, don't let people eavesdrop.
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