敲 haau¹ {qiāo}

1. to hit
2. to strike
3. to tap
4. to rap
5. to knock
6. to rip sb off
7. to overcharge

敲背 haau¹ bui³ {qiāo bèi}

back-knocking massage

敲打 haau¹ daa² {qiāo dǎ}

1. to beat sb
2. to beat (a drum)

敲定 haau¹ ding⁶ {qiāo dìng}

1. to come to a decision
2. to fix on (a date etc)
3. to determine
4. to finalize
5. to nail down (a deal etc)

敲擊〔-击〕 haau¹ gik¹ {qiāo jī}

1. to pound
2. to rap

敲響〔-响〕 haau¹ hoeng² {qiāo xiǎng}

1. to sound a bell
2. to raise the alarm

敲入 haau¹ jap⁶ {qiāo rù}

1. to key in
2. to input

敲鑼〔-锣〕 haau¹ lo⁴ {qiāo luó}

to beat a gong

敲門〔-门〕 haau¹ mun⁴ {qiāo mén}

to knock on a door

敲詐〔-诈〕 haau¹ zaa³ {qiāo zhà}

1. to extort
2. extortion
3. blackmail

敲榨 haau¹ zaa³ {qiāo zhà}

1. to wring
2. to extort (money)
3. to rip off
4. clothes-wringer

敲鐘〔-钟〕 haau¹ zung¹ {qiāo zhōng}

1. to sound a bell
2. (of a clock) to chime

敲鼓邊〔--边〕 haau¹ gu² bin¹ {qiāo gǔ biān}

noun; side stick

敲邊鼓〔-边-〕 haau¹ bin¹ gu² {qiāo biān gǔ}

1. to back sb up
2. to support sb in an argument
3. (lit. to beat nearby drum)

敲大背 haau¹ daai⁶ bui³ {qiāo dà bèi}

to have sex with a prostitute

敲門磚〔-门砖〕 haau¹ mun⁴ zyun¹ {qiāo mén zhuān}

1. lit. a brick as a door knocker (idiom); fig. a temporary expedient
2. to use sb as a stepping stone to fortune

敲小背 haau¹ siu² bui³ {qiāo xiǎo bèi}

to be masturbated by a prostitute

敲喪鐘〔-丧钟〕 haau¹ song¹ zung¹ {qiāo sāng zhōng}

a knell

敲詐罪〔-诈-〕 haau¹ zaa³ zeoi⁶ {qiāo zhà zuì}

extortion

敲竹槓〔--杠〕 haau¹ zuk¹ gong³ {qiāo zhú gàng}

extortion by taking advantage of sb's weakness

敲中背 haau¹ zung¹ bui³ {qiāo zhōng bèi}

to receive oral sex from a prostitute

敲擊樂器〔-击乐-〕 haau¹ gik¹ ngok⁶ hei³ {qiāo jī yuè qì}

percussion instruments

敲骨吸髓 haau¹ gwat¹ kap¹ seoi⁵ {qiāo gǔ xī suǐ}

to exploit someone completely; to squeeze someone dry; to bleed someone dry

敲打鑼鼓〔--锣-〕 haau¹ daa² lo⁴ gu² {qiāo dǎ luó gǔ}

1. lit. to beat a gong; fig. to irritate sb
2. a provocation

敲釘鑽腳〔-钉钻脚〕 haau¹ deng¹ zyun³ goek³ {qiāo dīng zuān jiǎo}

to make doubly sure (idiom)

敲敲打打 haau¹ haau¹ daa² daa² {qiāo qiāo dǎ dǎ}

to provoke with words

敲山震虎 haau¹ saan¹ zan³ fu² {qiāo shān zhèn hǔ}

a deliberate show of strength as a warning

敲詐勒索罪〔-诈---〕 haau¹ zaa³ lak⁶ sok³ zeoi⁶ {qiāo zhà lè suǒ zuì}

extortion and blackmail