抽 cau¹ {chōu}

(Cantonese) 1. to take advantage 2. to mock

抽 cau¹ {chōu}

1. to draw out
2. to pull out from in between
3. to remove part of the whole
4. (of certain plants) to sprout or bud
5. to whip or thrash

抽簽〔-签〕 cau¹ cim¹ {chōu qiān}

to draw lots

抽秤 cau¹ cing³ {chōu chèng}

to find faults in someone/ something; to intentionally criticize

抽筋 cau¹ gan¹ {chōu jīn}

(noun) 1. spasm; (slang) unbearable (e.g. heat, etc.)

抽油 cau¹ jau⁴ {chōu yóu}

soy sauce

抽佣 cau¹ jung² {chōu yōng}

commission

抽球 cau¹ kau⁴ {chōu qiú}

to smash the ball

抽紗〔-纱〕 cau¹ saa¹ {chōu shā}

noun; drawnwork, macrame

抽射 cau¹ se⁶ {chōu shè}

volley, to shoot football

抽水 cau¹ seoi² {chōu shuǐ}

(verb) to draw a little amount of money from each winning in gambling for tips; to take a rake (slang) to draw advantages from; to take advantage of; (slang) (of female) sexual harassment

抽稅〔-税〕 cau¹ seoi³ {chōu shuì}

to levy a tax

抽穗 cau¹ seoi⁶ {chōu suì}

head sprouts

抽頭〔-头〕 cau¹ tau⁴ {chōu tóu}

1. to take commission from other's profit 2. to overtake (driving) 3. to escape or getaway

抽查 cau¹ caa⁴ {chōu chá}

1. random inspection
2. to do a spot check

抽插 cau¹ caap³ {chōu chā}

1. to slide in and out
2. thrusting

抽取 cau¹ ceoi² {chōu qǔ}

1. to extract
2. to remove
3. to draw (a sales commission, venom from a snake etc)

抽出 cau¹ ceot¹ {chōu chū}

1. to take out
2. to extract

抽籤〔-签〕 cau¹ cim¹ {chōu qiān}

1. to perform divination with sticks
2. to draw lots
3. a ballot (in share dealing)

抽搐 cau¹ cuk¹ {chōu chù}

to twitch

抽打 cau¹ daa² {chōu dǎ}

1. to whip
2. to flog
3. to thrash

抽搭 cau¹ daap³ {chōu dā}

1. to sob
2. to cry

抽斗 cau¹ dau² {chōu dǒu}

drawer

抽調〔-调〕 cau¹ diu⁶ {chōu diào}

to transfer (personnel or material)

抽動〔-动〕 cau¹ dung⁶ {chōu dòng}

1. to twitch
2. to throb
3. a spasm
4. to extract and use

抽風〔-风〕 cau¹ fung¹ {chōu fēng}

1. to ventilate
2. to induce a draught
3. spasm
4. convulsion

抽筋 cau¹ gan¹ {chōu jīn}

1. cramp
2. charley horse
3. to pull a tendon

抽檢〔-检〕 cau¹ gim² {chōu jiǎn}

1. sampling
2. spot check
3. random test

抽氣〔-气〕 cau¹ hei³ {chōu qì}

to draw air out

抽空 cau¹ hung¹ {chōu kòng}

to find the time to do sth

抽血 cau¹ hyut³ {chōu xuè}

1. to take blood
2. to draw blood (e.g. for a test)

抽泣 cau¹ jap¹ {chōu qì}

to sob spasmodically

抽煙〔-烟〕 cau¹ jin¹ {chōu yān}

to smoke (a cigarette, tobacco)

抽噎 cau¹ jit³ {chōu yē}

to sob

抽咽 cau¹ jit³ {chōu yè}

to sob

抽樣〔-样〕 cau¹ joeng² {chōu yàng}

1. sample
2. sampling

抽離〔-离〕 cau¹ lei⁴ {chōu lí}

1. to remove
2. to step back from involvement
3. to disengage

抽身 cau¹ san¹ {chōu shēn}

1. to get away from
2. to withdraw
3. to free oneself

抽絲〔-丝〕 cau¹ si¹ {chōu sī}

to spin silk

抽屜〔-屉〕 cau¹ tai³ {chōu ti}

drawer

抽痛 cau¹ tung³ {chōu tòng}

1. to throb with pain
2. throbbing pain
3. twang
4. pang
5. CL: 陣

抽脂 cau¹ zi¹ {chōu zhī}

liposuction

抽獎〔-奖〕 cau¹ zoeng² {chōu jiǎng}

1. to draw a prize
2. a lottery
3. a raffle

抽象 cau¹ zoeng⁶ {chōu xiàng}

1. abstract
2. abstraction
3. CL: 種

抽中 cau¹ zung³ {chōu zhòng}

to win (a prize in a lottery)

抽筋菜 cau¹ gan¹ coi³ {chōu jīn cài}

noun; Ipomoea Aquatica; Tung Choi; Water spinach

抽後腳〔-后脚〕 cau¹ hau⁶ goek³ {chōu hòu jiǎo}

to sieze / pounce on someone's flaws and turning that against them; to exploit someone's shortcomings; to use one's own words to against them (usually by taking it out of context)

抽氣扇〔-气-〕 cau¹ hei³ sin³ {chōu qì shàn}

noun; exhaust fan or ventilation fan

抽濕機〔--机〕 cau¹ sap¹ gei¹ {chōu chì jī}

Dehumidifiers

抽象派 cau¹ zoeng⁶ paai¹ {chōu xiàng pài}

Abstractionism

抽動症〔-动-〕 cau¹ dung⁶ zing³ {chōu dòng zhèng}

Tourette syndrome

抽風機〔-风机〕 cau¹ fung¹ gei¹ {chōu fēng jī}

exhaust fan

抽認卡〔-认-〕 cau¹ jing⁶ kaat¹ {chōu rèn kǎ}

flashcard

抽水泵 cau¹ seoi² bam¹ {chōu shuǐ bèng}

water pump

抽水機〔--机〕 cau¹ seoi² gei¹ {chōu shuǐ jī}

water pump

抽水站 cau¹ seoi² zaam⁶ {chōu shuǐ zhàn}

water pumping station

抽時間〔-时间〕 cau¹ si⁴ gaan³ {chōu shí jiān}

to (try to) find the time to

抽嘴巴 cau¹ zeoi² baa¹ {chōu zuǐ ba}

to slap

抽象詞〔--词〕 cau¹ zoeng⁶ ci⁴ {chōu xiàng cí}

abstract word

抽象域 cau¹ zoeng⁶ wik⁶ {chōu xiàng yù}

abstract field (math.)

抽薪止沸 cau¹ san¹ zi² fai³ {chōu xīn zhǐ fèi}

to tackle the root of the problem

抽象概念 cau¹ zoeng⁶ koi³ nim⁶ {chōu xiàng gài niàn}

noun; abstract conception

抽抽噎噎 cau¹ cau¹ jit³ jit³ {chōu chou yē yē}

to sob and sniffle

抽油煙機〔--烟机〕 cau¹ jau⁴ jin¹ gei¹ {chōu yóu yān jī}

1. range hood
2. kitchen exhaust hood

抽水馬桶〔--马-〕 cau¹ seoi² maa⁵ tung² {chōu shuǐ mǎ tǒng}

flush toilet

抽絲剝繭〔-丝剥茧〕 cau¹ si¹ mok¹ gaan² {chōu sī bāo jiǎn}

1. lit. to spin silk from cocoons
2. fig. to make a painstaking investigation (idiom)

抽象代數〔---数〕 cau¹ zoeng⁶ doi⁶ sou³ {chōu xiàng dài shù}

abstract algebra

抽象思維〔---维〕 cau¹ zoeng⁶ si¹ wai⁴ {chōu xiàng sī wéi}

1. abstract thought
2. logical thinking