掃街 [扫－]

Jyutping sou3 gaai1
Pinyin sǎo jiē

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to sweep the streets
  2. to canvas (for votes, sales etc)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    打掃​街道
    to sweep the streets
    • 細個阿媽成日話讀書唔成聽掃街，但係其實掃街有咩問題？
      细个阿妈成日话读书唔成听扫街，但系其实扫街有咩问题？
      sai3 go3 aa3 maa1 seng4 jat6 waa6 duk6 syu1 m4 seng4 ting3 sou3 gaai1, daan6 hai6 kei4 sat6 sou3 gaai1 jau5 me1 man6 tai4?
      In my childhood Mum often said I would be a street cleaner if I did not study well. But actually, what's wrong with that?
  2. 動詞
    沿住​條街​食街頭​小食
    to eat all the street food of one particular street
    • 佢去咗台灣夜市，掃咗兩晚街之後，肥咗五磅。
      佢去咗台湾夜市，扫咗两晚街之后，肥咗五磅。
      keoi5 heoi3 zo2 toi4 waan1 je6 si5, sou3 zo2 loeng5 maan5 gaai1 zi1 hau6, fei4 zo2 ng5 bong6.
      After two nights of street sweeping in the night markets of Taiwan, he gained five pounds.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, Cantonese
    to canvass for votes
  2. verb, Cantonese
    to try out every roadside food stall; to make a complete scrutiny of all the street food stalls
  3. verb
    to sweep the streets
  4. verb, colloquial
    to make a clean sweep (of the shops)
  5. verb
    to make a clean sweep (of an area with one's camera)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    细个阿妈成日话读书唔成听扫街，但系其实扫街有咩问题？
    細個阿媽成日話讀書唔成聽掃街，但係其實掃街有咩問題？
    sai3 go3 aa3 maa1 seng4 jat6 waa6 duk6 syu1 m4 seng4 ting3 sou3 gaai1, daan6 hai6 kei4 sat6 sou3 gaai1 jau5 me1 man6 tai4?
    • In my childhood Mum often said I would be a street cleaner if I did not study well. But actually, what's wrong with that?