除 ceoi⁴ {chú}

(slang) (of clothes) 1. to undress of; 2. take off

除 ceoi⁴ {chú}

1. to get rid of
2. to remove
3. to exclude
4. to eliminate
5. to wipe out
6. to divide
7. except
8. not including

除鞋 ceoi⁴ haai⁴ {chú xié}

to take off one's shoes

除衫 ceoi⁴ saam¹ {chú shān}

taking off clothes (spoken)

除咗 ceoi⁴ zo² {chú zuo}

aside from; except for; unless

除冰 ceoi⁴ bing¹ {chú bīng}

1. to defrost
2. to get rid of ice

除暴 ceoi⁴ bou⁶ {chú bào}

to eliminate outlaws

除塵〔-尘〕 ceoi⁴ can⁴ {chú chén}

to eliminate dust (i.e. filter out suspended particles)

除邪 ceoi⁴ ce⁴ {chú xié}

1. to guard against evil
2. to exorcise

除草 ceoi⁴ cou² {chú cǎo}

to weed

除掉 ceoi⁴ diu⁶ {chú diào}

to eliminate

除法 ceoi⁴ faat³ {chú fǎ}

division (math.)

除非 ceoi⁴ fei¹ {chú fēi}

1. only if (..., or otherwise, ...)
2. only when
3. only in the case that
4. unless

除根 ceoi⁴ gan¹ {chú gēn}

1. to root out
2. to eliminate the roots
3. to cure once and for all

除過〔-过〕 ceoi⁴ gwo³ {chú guò}

1. (dialect) except
2. besides

除去 ceoi⁴ heoi³ {chú qù}

1. to eliminate
2. to remove
3. except for
4. apart from

除開〔-开〕 ceoi⁴ hoi¹ {chú kāi}

1. besides
2. except
3. to get rid of (sb)
4. (math.) to divide

除號〔-号〕 ceoi⁴ hou⁶ {chú hào}

division sign (math.)

除以 ceoi⁴ ji⁵ {chú yǐ}

divided by

除靈〔-灵〕 ceoi⁴ ling⁴ {chú líng}

1. to expel spirits
2. (old) to end the period of mourning

除了 ceoi⁴ liu⁵ {chú le}

1. besides
2. apart from (... also...)
3. in addition to
4. except (for)

除名 ceoi⁴ ming⁴ {chú míng}

1. to strike off (the rolls)
2. to remove from a list
3. to expunge
4. to expel

除外 ceoi⁴ ngoi⁶ {chú wài}

1. to exclude
2. not including sth (when counting or listing)
3. except for

除祟 ceoi⁴ seoi⁶ {chú suì}

to drive out devils and spirits exorcism

除霜 ceoi⁴ soeng¹ {chú shuāng}

1. to defrost
2. defrosting

除數〔-数〕 ceoi⁴ sou³ {chú shù}

divisor (math.)

除罪 ceoi⁴ zeoi⁶ {chú zuì}

to pardon

除子 ceoi⁴ zi² {chú zǐ}

divisor (math.)

除夕 ceoi⁴ zik⁶ {Chú xī}

lunar New Year's Eve

除不盡〔--尽〕 ceoi⁴ bat¹ zeon⁶ {chú bù jìn}

indivisible (math)

除塵機〔-尘机〕 ceoi⁴ can⁴ gei¹ {chú chén jī}

1. dusting machine
2. dust filter

除臭劑〔--剂〕 ceoi⁴ cau³ zai¹ {chú chòu jì}

deodorant

除草劑〔--剂〕 ceoi⁴ cou² zai¹ {chú cǎo jì}

1. weed killer
2. herbicide

除垢劑〔--剂〕 ceoi⁴ gau³ zai¹ {chú gòu jì}

detergent

除濕器〔-湿-〕 ceoi⁴ sap¹ hei³ {chú shī qì}

dehumidifier

除沾染 ceoi⁴ zim¹ jim⁵ {chú zhān rǎn}

decontamination

除笨有精 ceoi⁴ ban⁶ jau⁵ zeng¹ {chú bèn yǒu jīng}

(proverb) plan/action is like a poor or stupid idea but in fact it is a smart and tricky act; (phrase) used when you gain something better after you lose something

除褲隔渣〔-裤--〕 ceoi⁴ fu³ gaak³ zaa¹ {chú kù gé zhā}

to describe someone who is stingy to extreme means

除暴安良 ceoi⁴ bou⁶ on¹ loeng⁴ {chú bào ān liáng}

to root out the strong and give people peace (idiom); to rob the rich and give to the poor

除此之外 ceoi⁴ ci² zi¹ ngoi⁶ {chú cǐ zhī wài}

1. apart from this
2. in addition to this

除舊布新〔-旧--〕 ceoi⁴ gau⁶ bou³ san¹ {chú jiù bù xīn}

to get rid of the old to bring in the new (idiom); to innovate

除舊更新〔-旧--〕 ceoi⁴ gau⁶ gang¹ san¹ {chú jiù gēng xīn}

to replace the old with new (idiom)

除惡務盡〔-恶务尽〕 ceoi⁴ ok³ mou⁶ zeon⁶ {chú è wù jìn}

to eradicate evil completely (idiom); thorough in rooting out wickedness

除另有約定〔---约-〕 ceoi⁴ ling⁶ jau⁵ joek³ ding⁶ {chú lìng yǒu yuē dìng}

unless otherwise agreed