一掃 [－扫]

Jyutping jat1 sou3
Pinyin yī sǎo

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to completely sweep away; to completely clear away
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    老师眼神一扫，全班收声
    老師眼神一掃，全班收聲
    lou5 si1 ngaan5 san4 jat1 sou3, cyun4 baan1 sau1 seng1.
    • As the teacher glanced across the entire class, the entire class became silent.
  2. Cantonese
    呢个人正一扫把星嚟㗎，佢嚟咗之后我哋未行过好运。
    呢個人正一掃把星嚟㗎，佢嚟咗之後我哋未行過好運。
    nei1 go3 jan2 zing3 jat1 sou3 baa2 sing1 lei4 gaa3, keoi5 lei4 zo2 zi1 hau6 ngo5 dei6 mei6 haang4 gwo3 hou2 wan6.
    • That guy must be jinxed, we never had any luck since he joined us.
  3. Cantonese
    同你吹完两粒钟水，烦恼一扫而空。
    同你吹完兩粒鐘水，煩惱一掃而空。
    tung4 nei5 ceoi1 jyun4 loeng5 nap1 zung1 seoi2, faan4 nou5 jat1 sou3 ji4 hung1.
    • After two hours of talking with you, all my trouble was swept away.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    扫一扫，发现更多精彩。
    掃一掃，發現更多精彩。
    sǎo yī sǎo ， fā xiàn gèng duō jīng cǎi ．
    • Scan to discover more amazing things.
  2. Mandarin
    大家以为有了出路，愁眉锁眼的姿态为之一扫。
    大家以為有了出路，愁眉鎖眼的姿態為之一掃。
    dà jiā yǐ wéi yǒu le chū lù ， chóu méi suǒ yǎn de zī tài wéi zhī yī sǎo ．
    • There is a general feeling that a way out of the impasse has been found, and people no longer knit their brows in despair.