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Jyutping gwaat3
Pinyin guā

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to scrape
  2. to blow
  3. to shave
  4. to plunder
  5. to extort
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (noun) Spatula
  2. to scrape/to blow/to shave/to plunder/to extort/to blow (of the wind)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. x
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    to wipe; to sweep
  2. character
    to plunder; to extort
  3. character
    to shave; to pare off; to scrape
    • 唔小心畀啲嘢刮𰈍
      唔小心畀啲嘢刮𰈍
      m4 siu2 sam1 bei2 di1 je5 gwaat3 can1
      to accidentally scrape oneself on something
  4. character, colloquial
    to reprimand; to scold
  5. character, Hakka
    very
    (syn.) 死人, 很, 樣, 野 dated, 有夠, 極死, 來得, 十二分 rare, 鐵, 見死, 十分, 稀, 甮派, 實在, 挺, 老老, 怪, 出奇, 過, 蓋, 邪 dated, 窮 dated, 孔, 足, 萬代, 畢, 超, 十分之, 交關, 死爸, 出格, 勁, 𠊉派, 足範, 猛 rare, 顯, 誠, 老, 極, 猛, 瞎, 已, 堪, 煞, 非常, 木牢牢 rare, 還 exclamation, 畢畢, 甚, 死了了, 倍兒, 好, 野, 蠻, 楞, 超級, 刮, 頂, 非常之, 邪氣, 窮, 𠊉好, 真, 木佬佬, 傻, 死絕, 十二萬分, 冒, 盡, 蒙, 異, 但顧, 當, 真正, 還, 絕, 來得個, 齁兒
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. shave, pare off, scrape
  2. Cangjie Input
    HRLN
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 搜刮
  2. 剝刮 – 剥刮
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 六级词汇表 #340
  2. HSK3 六级汉字表 #79
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    今天刮冷风。
    今天刮冷風。
    jīn tiān guā lěng fēng 。
    • The wind is cold today.
  2. Mandarin
    虽然正在刮暴风雨,但他还是出去了。
    雖然正在刮暴風雨,但他還是出去了。
    suī rán zhèng zài guā bào fēng yǔ , dàn tā hái shi chū qù le 。
    • In spite of the storm, he went out.
    • He went out in spite of the storm.
  3. Mandarin
    刮脸吗?
    刮臉嗎?
    guā liǎn ma ?
    • Did you shave?
  4. Mandarin
    我每天早上刮胡子。
    我每天早上刮鬍子。
    wǒ měi tiān zǎo shang guā hú zi 。
    • I shave every morning.
  5. Mandarin
    刮胡子时,我把脸刮破了。
    刮鬍子時,我把臉刮破了。
    guā hú zi shí , wǒ bǎ liǎn guā pò le 。
    • I cut myself shaving.
    • I cut myself while shaving.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    富丽堂皇嘅宫殿,只不过系搜刮民脂民膏嚟到起成。
    富麗堂皇嘅宮殿,只不過係搜刮民脂民膏嚟到起成。
    fu3 lai6 tong4 wong4 ge3 gung1 din6, zi2 bat1 gwo3 hai6 sau2 gwaat3 man4 zi1 man4 gou1 lai4 dou3 hei2 sing4.
    • The palace, though looking luxurious, was just built upon the wealth exploited from the people.
  2. Cantonese
    好心你保养下架车啦,凹返个车冚都好吖,冇咁易整污糟同刮花。
    好心你保養下架車啦,凹返個車冚都好吖,冇咁易整污糟同刮花。
    hou2 sam1 nei5 bou2 joeng5 haa5 gaa3 ce1 laa1, lap1 faan1 go3 ce1 kam2 dou1 hou2 aa1, mou5 gam3 ji6 zing2 wu1 zou1 tung4 gwaat3 faa1.
    • Why don't you maintain your car? At least put on a car cover to protect it from dust and scratches.
  3. Cantonese
    「剃刀刮耐门楣烂,赌棍扒多席面穿。」-- 廖恩焘《广州即事》之三
    「剃刀刮耐門楣爛,賭棍扒多席面穿。」-- 廖恩燾《廣州即事》之三
    yue:「剃刀刮耐門楣爛,賭棍扒多席面穿。」-- 廖恩燾《廣州即事》之三
    • "razor shaves too long making the lintel collapsed, gambler and cheater steal too much making the mat worn out." -- Liu Yan To, "Nowadays in GuangZhou"(3)
  4. Cantonese
    班友贪开架啦,当选左唔起势刮龙就奇
    班友貪開架啦,當選左唔起勢刮龍就奇
    • Those guys get used to corruption, once they got elected they will shave every bit of money away for sure.
  5. Cantonese
    佢屋企想揾个银刮痧都冇。
    佢屋企想揾個銀刮痧都冇。
    keoi5 uk1 kei5 soeng2 wan2 go3 ngan4 gwaat3 saa1 dou1 mou5.
    • His family is very poor.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    唔小心畀啲嘢刮𰈍
    唔小心畀啲嘢刮𰈍
    m4 siu2 sam1 bei2 di1 je5 gwaat3 can1
    • to accidentally scrape oneself on something
  2. Mandarin
    外面刮著风。
    外面刮著風。
    wài miàn guā zhe fēng .
    • It's windy outside
  3. Mandarin
    巧立名目搜刮民财
    巧立名目搜刮民財
    qiǎo lì míng mù sōu guā mín cái
    • to extort people's wealth under all sorts of pretexts
  4. Mandarin
    不一会,北风小了,路上浮尘早已刮净,剩下一条洁白的大道来,车伕也跑得更快。
    不一會,北風小了,路上浮塵早已刮淨,剩下一條潔白的大道來,車伕也跑得更快。
    bù yī huì , běi fēng xiǎo le , lù shàng fú chén zǎo yǐ guā jìng , shèng xià yī tiáo jié bái de dà dào lái , chē fū yě pǎo dé gèng kuài .
    • Presently the wind dropped a little. By now the loose dust had all been blown away, leaving the roadway clean, and the rickshaw man quickened his pace.
  5. Cantonese
    刮花部车
    刮花部車
    gwaat3 faa1 bou6 ce1
    • to scratch one's car