刨 paau⁴ {páo}

(noun) 1. (of pencil) sharpener; 2. (of fruit) peeler; 3. (of hair) shaver; (verb) 1. (of fruit) to peel off (skin); 2. (of student) read/study hard

鑤〔刨〕 {bào}

1. carpenter's plane
2. to plane (woodwork)
3. to shave off
4. to peel (with a potato peeler etc)

刨 paau⁴ {bào}

1. carpenter's plane
2. to plane (woodwork)
3. to shave off
4. to peel (with a potato peeler etc)

刨 paau⁴ {páo}

1. to dig
2. to excavate
3. (coll.) to exclude
4. not to count
5. to deduct
6. to subtract

刨書〔-书〕 paau⁴ syu¹ {páo shū}

to study hard

刨冰 paau⁴ bing¹ {bào bīng}

shaved or crushed ice dessert or beverage

刨齒〔-齿〕 paau⁴ ci² {bào chǐ}

gear-shaping

刨程 paau⁴ cing⁴ {bào chéng}

planing length

刨床 paau⁴ cong⁴ {bào chuáng}

1. planer
2. planing machine

刨刀 paau⁴ dou¹ {bào dāo}

planing tool

刨花 paau⁴ faa¹ {bào huā}

wood shavings

刨根 paau⁴ gan¹ {páo gēn}

1. lit. to dig up the root
2. to get to the heart of (the matter)

刨工 paau⁴ gung¹ {bào gōng}

1. planing
2. planing machine operator
3. planer

刨子 paau⁴ zi² {bào zi}

plane

刨冬瓜 paau⁴ dung¹ gwaa¹ {páo dōng guā}

speak Mandarin Chinese in Cantonese accent

刨筆刀〔-笔-〕 paau⁴ bat¹ dou¹ {bào bǐ dāo}

pencil sharpener

刨花板 paau⁴ faa¹ baan² {bào huā bǎn}

1. particle board
2. chipboard

刨絲器〔-丝-〕 paau⁴ si¹ hei³ {bào sī qì}

1. grater
2. shredder

刨根問底〔--问-〕 paau⁴ gan¹ man⁶ dai² {páo gēn wèn dǐ}

to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth