挑 tiu¹ {tiāo}

fuck (vulgar)(Cantonese)

挑 tiu¹ {tiāo}

1. to carry on a shoulder pole
2. to choose
3. to pick
4. to nitpick

挑 tiu¹ {tiǎo}

1. to raise
2. to dig up
3. to poke
4. to prick
5. to incite
6. to stir up

挑逗 tiu¹ dau⁶ {tiǎodòu}

(verb) Seduce

挑選〔-选〕 tiu¹ syun² {tiāoxuǎn}

(verb) Carefully pick

挑拔 tiu¹ bat⁶ {tiǎo bá}

to provoke

挑撥〔-拨〕 tiu¹ but⁶ {tiǎo bō}

1. to incite disharmony
2. to instigate

挑刺 tiu¹ ci³ {tiāo cì}

1. to carp
2. nitpicking
3. petty criticism

挑燈〔-灯〕 tiu¹ dang¹ {tiǎo dēng}

1. to light a lamp
2. to raise a lantern

挑逗 tiu¹ dau⁶ {tiǎo dòu}

1. to provoke
2. to entice
3. to lure
4. to tantalize
5. to tease
6. to titillate

挑動〔-动〕 tiu¹ dung⁶ {tiǎo dòng}

1. to entice
2. to arouse
3. to provoke

挑花 tiu¹ faa¹ {tiǎo huā}

cross-stitch (embroidery)

挑夫 tiu¹ fu¹ {tiāo fū}

porter

挑揀〔-拣〕 tiu¹ gaan² {tiāo jiǎn}

1. to pick and choose
2. to select

挑起 tiu¹ hei² {tiǎo qǐ}

1. to provoke
2. to stir up
3. to incite

挑釁〔-衅〕 tiu¹ jan⁶ {tiǎo xìn}

1. to provoke
2. provocation

挑簷〔-檐〕 tiu¹ jim⁴ {tiǎo yán}

eaves

挑染 tiu¹ jim⁵ {tiāo rǎn}

1. highlight (hair)
2. partial hair dye

挑弄 tiu¹ lung⁶ {tiǎo nòng}

1. to incite
2. to provoke
3. to tease

挑明 tiu¹ ming⁴ {tiǎo míng}

1. to illuminate
2. to open up (a topic)

挑食 tiu¹ sik⁶ {tiāo shí}

to be picky about food

挑唆 tiu¹ so¹ {tiǎo suō}

1. to incite
2. to stir up
3. to instigate

挑選〔-选〕 tiu¹ syun² {tiāo xuǎn}

1. to choose
2. to select

挑頭〔-头〕 tiu¹ tau⁴ {tiǎo tóu}

1. to take the lead
2. to be first to (do sth)
3. to pioneer

挑剔 tiu¹ tik¹ {tiāo ti}

1. picky
2. fussy

挑嘴 tiu¹ zeoi² {tiǎo zuǐ}

1. to sow discord
2. picky about food

挑戰〔-战〕 tiu¹ zin³ {tiǎo zhàn}

1. to challenge
2. challenge

挑大梁 tiu¹ daai⁶ loeng⁴ {tiǎo dà liáng}

1. to play a leading role
2. to bear a heavy responsibility

挑逗性 tiu¹ dau⁶ sing³ {tiǎo dòu xìng}

1. provocative
2. tantalizing
3. titillating

挑花眼 tiu¹ faa¹ ngaan⁵ {tiǎo huā yǎn}

1. (fig.) to get cross-eyed
2. to be bewildered

挑口板 tiu¹ hau² baan² {tiāo kǒu bǎn}

1. fascia
2. eaves board

挑毛病 tiu¹ mou⁴ beng⁶ {tiāo máo bìng}

1. to nitpick
2. petty criticism
3. to nag

挑山工 tiu¹ saan¹ gung¹ {tiāo shān gōng}

laborers who carry cargo up and down the mountains on shoulder poles

挑戰者〔-战-〕 tiu¹ zin³ ze² {tiǎo zhàn zhě}

challenger

挑通眼眉 tiu¹ tung¹ ngaan⁵ mei⁴ {tiāo tōng yǎn méi}

smart at maximizing benefits from others (slang)

挑撥離間〔-拨离间〕 tiu¹ but⁶ lei⁴ gaan³ {tiǎo bō lí jiàn}

to sow dissension (idiom); to drive a wedge between

挑撥是非〔-拨--〕 tiu¹ but⁶ si⁶ fei¹ {tiǎo bō shì fēi}

1. to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people
2. to tell tales
3. to make mischief

挑燈撥火〔-灯拨-〕 tiu¹ dang¹ but⁶ fo² {tiǎo dēng bō huǒ}

1. to sow discord
2. to provoke

挑燈夜戰〔-灯-战〕 tiu¹ dang¹ je⁶ zin³ {tiǎo dēng yè zhàn}

1. to raise a lantern and fight at night (idiom); fig. to work into the night
2. to burn the midnight oil

挑肥嫌瘦 tiu¹ fei⁴ jim⁴ sau³ {tiāo féi xián shòu}

to choose sth over another to suit one's own convenience

挑毛剔刺 tiu¹ mou⁴ tik¹ ci³ {tiāo máo tī cì}

1. to find fault
2. to carp
3. nitpicking

挑三揀四〔--拣-〕 tiu¹ saam¹ gaan² sei³ {tiāo sān jiǎn sì}

1. to be picky
2. to be choosy

挑三窩四〔--窝-〕 tiu¹ saam¹ wo¹ sei³ {tiǎo sān wō sì}

to sow discord everywhere

挑戰者號〔-战-号〕 tiu¹ zin³ ze² hou⁶ {Tiǎo zhàn zhě Hào}

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