抽水
Chinese edit
to draw out; to smoke (cigarettes); to pump | water; river | ||
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simp. and trad. (抽水) |
抽 | 水 | |
anagram | 水抽 |
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
抽⫽水 (verb-object)
- to flush; to pump (of water)
- to shrink in the wash
- (Cantonese) to draw some money from each gambling for tips
- (chiefly Cantonese, derogatory) to take a cut (of profits, winnings, etc.); to draw advantages from; to take advantage of
- (Cantonese) to sexually harass
- (Cantonese) to make a sly verbal attack at another person during a discussion
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References edit
- 阿塗 [Ah To] (2017) 七刻 [Chukhak], transl., 圖解廣東話 [Cantonese.jpg], Hong Kong: Whitepaper Publishing