掃地 [扫－]

Jyutping sou3 dei6
Pinyin sǎo dì

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to sweep the floor
  2. (fig.) (of one's reputation etc) to reach rock bottom
  3. to be at an all-time low
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    清掃​地下
    to sweep floor
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, figuratively, of reputation, usually, verb-object
    to be completely destroyed; to reach rock bottom; to be at an all-time low
  2. verb, verb-object
    to sweep the floor
    (syn.) 掃地泥, 扫地泥
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我让他扫地了。
    我讓他掃地了。
    wǒ ràng tā sǎo dì le 。
    • I made him sweep the floor.
  2. Mandarin
    你必须扫地。
    你必須掃地。
    nǐ bì xū sǎo dì 。
    • You have to sweep the floor.
  3. Mandarin
    穿旧衣服出门令我感觉颜面扫地。
    穿舊衣服出門令我感覺顏面掃地。
    chuān jiù yī fu chū mén lìng wǒ gǎn jué yán miàn sǎo dì 。
    • I was ashamed to go out in old clothes.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我负责扫地，你负责渻干净个窗。
    我負責掃地，你負責渻乾淨個窗。
    ngo5 fu6 zaak3 sou3 dei6, nei5 fu6 zaak3 saang2 gon1 zeng6 go3 coeng1.
    • I will sweep the floor while you scrub the windows.
  2. Cantonese
    用扫把扫地
    用掃把掃地
    jung6 sou3 baa2 sou3 dei6
    • to sweep the floor with a broom
  3. Cantonese
    名誉扫地
    名譽掃地
    ming4 jyu6 sou3 dei6
    • to have one's reputation and honour damaged
  4. Cantonese
    我阿妈坚持日日都要扫地同拖地。
    我阿媽堅持日日都要掃地同拖地。
    ngo5 aa3 maa1 gin1 ci4 jat6 jat6 dou1 jiu3 sou3 dei6 tung4 to1 dei6.
    • My mum insists on sweeping and mopping the floor every day.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    听说扫地机器人很容易坏。
    聽説掃地機器人很容易壞。
    tīng shuō sǎo dì jī qì rén hěn róng yì huài ．
    • I've heard that robot vacuums breaks (stops working) very easily.
  2. Mandarin
    扫地
    掃地
    sǎo dì
    • to sweep the floor
  3. Mandarin
    地主的体面威风，扫地以尽。
    地主的體面威風，掃地以盡。
    dì zhǔ de tǐ miàn wēi fēng ， sǎo dì yǐ jìn ．
    • Every bit of the dignity and prestige built up by the landlords is being swept into the dust.