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Jyutping caan2 ceoi4
Pinyin chǎn chú

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to root out
  2. to eradicate
  3. to sweep away
  4. to abolish
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    徹底​地​清除​;​連​根拔​起
    to eliminate; to eradicate; to uproot
    • 剷除呢啲社會敗類。
      铲除呢啲社会败类。
      caan2 ceoi4 ni1 di1 se5 wui6 baai6 leoi6
      to eliminate these scums in the society
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    铲除呢啲社会败类。
    剷除呢啲社會敗類。
    caan2 ceoi4 ni1 di1 se5 wui6 baai6 leoi6
    • to eliminate these scums in the society
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    铲除这两方面的祸根,才能使党在团结全党同志和团结全国人民的伟大事业中畅行无阻。
    剷除這兩方面的禍根,才能使黨在團結全黨同志和團結全國人民的偉大事業中暢行無阻。
    chǎn chú zhè liǎng fāng miàn de huò gēn , cái néng shǐ dǎng zài tuán jié quán dǎng tóng zhì hé tuán jié quán guó rén mín de wěi dà shì yè zhōng chàng xíng wú zǔ .
    • Only by uprooting this cause [of Party disunity] in both its aspects can the Party advance unimpeded in its great task of achieving unity among all Party comrades and among all the people of our country.
    • Only by uprooting this evil in both its aspects can the Party advance unimpeded in its great task of achieving unity among all Party comrades and among all the people of our country.