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Jyutping gwat6
Pinyin jué

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to dig
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (verb) to earn (money)
  2. to dig/to excavate
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    唔​聽​人​哋​意見​,​非常​執着​,​唔​得​圓滑
    obstinate; stubborn
    • 你做人唔好咁倔啦。
      你做人唔好咁倔啦。
      nei5 zou6 jan4 m4 hou2 gam3 gwat6 laa1.
      Don't be so stubborn.
    • 你講嘢太掘喇,你下次同客講嘢要圓滑啲。
      你讲嘢太掘喇,你下次同客讲嘢要圆滑啲。
      nei5 gong2 je5 taai3 gwat6 laa3, nei5 haa6 ci3 tung4 haak3 gong2 je5 jiu3 jyun4 waat6 di1.
      You were too straightforward. Next time you should say that with tact to the customers.
  2. 形容詞
    唔​尖​鋭​;​鈍
    blunt; not sharp
    • 枝鉛筆掘嘅,可唔可以拎個鉛筆刨過嚟啊?
      枝铅笔掘嘅,可唔可以拎个铅笔刨过嚟啊?
      zi1 jyun4 bat1 gwat6 ge2, ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 ling1 go3 jyun4 bat1 paau2 gwo3 lai4 aa3?
      The pencil is blunt. Can you pass me the pencil sharpener there?
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  4. 動詞
    將​泥土​移走​,​整一個​窿​嘅​動​作
    to dig; to excavate
    • 掘井
      掘井
      gwat6 zeng2
      to dig a well
    • 今個星期日我哋去掘蜆。
      今个星期日我哋去掘蚬。
      gam1 go3 sing 1kei4 jat6 ngo5 dei6 heoi3 gwat6 hin2.
      We are going clams digging this weekend.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, Hakka
    to scratch (with nails, claws)
  2. character
    to dig; to excavate
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. dig, excavate
  2. excavate cave
  3. Cangjie Input
    QSUU
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级汉字表 #443
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我们在地上掘了一个洞。
    我們在地上掘了一個洞。
    wǒ men zài dì shàng jué le yí gè dòng 。
    • We dug a hole in the ground.
  2. Mandarin
    我敢打赌,在Tom Waits发掘它当幕后支援前你从来没有听说过斯特罗小提琴!无论如何,1920年代末前它采用了一个大型金属喇叭谐振器来代替木制音箱,以便它可以更好地被录音设备收音。
    我敢打賭,在Tom Waits發掘它當幕後支援前你從來沒有聽說過斯特羅小提琴!無論如何,1920年代末前它採用了一個大型金屬喇叭諧振器來代替木製音箱,以便它可以更好地被錄音設備收音。
    wǒ gǎn dǎ dǔ , zài tom waits fā jué tā dāng mù hòu zhī yuán qián nǐ cóng lái méi yǒu tīng shuō guò sī tè luó xiǎo tí qín ! wú lùn rú hé ,1920 nián dài mò qián tā cǎi yòng le yí gè dà xíng jīn shǔ lǎ ba xié zhèn qì lái dài tì mù zhì yīn xiāng , yǐ biàn tā kě yǐ gèng hǎo dì bèi lù yīn shè bèi shōu yīn 。
    • I bet you'd never heard of a Stroh violin before Tom Waits dug it back up! Anyway, it used a large metal horn as its resonator instead of a wooden box so it could be picked up better by recording equipment before the late 1920s.
  3. Mandarin
    无事掘小,小事掘大。
    無事掘小,小事掘大。
    wú shì jué xiǎo , xiǎo shì jué dà 。
    • No matter how low the target, always aim higher.
    • Every journey begins with a single step.
    • Make the best of your opportunities.
    • When you have nothing, aim low; when you get somewhere, aim high.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我哋喺地下掘咗个窿。
    我哋喺地下掘咗個窿。
    ngo5 dei2 hai2 dei6 haa6 gwat6 zo2 go3 lung1 。
    • We dug a hole in the ground.
  2. Cantonese
    掘金、掘桔、掘鸡骨。
    掘金、掘桔、掘雞骨。
    gwat6 gam1 、 gwat6 git3 、 gwat6 gai1 gwat1 。
    • Dig for gold, dig a well, dig chicken bones. :)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    记者锲而不舍掘到呢单独家新闻。
    記者鍥而不捨掘到呢單獨家新聞。
    gei3 ze2 kit3 ji4 bat1 se2 gwat6 dou2 ni1 daan1 duk6 gaa1 san1 man2.
    • The reporter toiled away until she uncovered this piece of exclusive news.
  2. Cantonese
    仆街喇入咗掘头路,班黑帮就杀到喇。
    仆街喇入咗掘頭路,班黑幫就殺到喇。
    puk1 gaai1 laa3 jap6 zo2 gwat6 tau4 lou6, baan1 haak1 bong1 zau6 saat3 dou3 laa3.
    • Shit it's a dead end. The gang is chasing just behind!
  3. Cantonese
    阿娜佢畀星探发掘咗。佢咁靓女、把声又甜,实大红大紫啦!
    阿娜佢畀星探發掘咗。佢咁靚女、把聲又甜,實大紅大紫啦!
    aa3 naa4 keoi5 bei2 sing1 taam3 faat3 gwat6 zo2, keoi5 gam3 leng3 neoi2, baa2 seng1 jau6 tim4, sat6 daai6 hung4 daai6 zi2 laa1!
    • Anna has been recruited by talent scouts. She's so attractive, and has such a sweet voice. She'll be very famous and popular for sure!
  4. Cantonese
    啲狗识得掘窿埋好啲骨头迟啲食。
    啲狗識得掘窿埋好啲骨頭遲啲食。
    di1 gau2 sik1 dak1 gwat6 lung1 maai4 hou2 di1 gwat1 tau4 ci4 di1 sik6.
    • Dogs bury bones in the ground to enjoy them later.
  5. Cantonese
    掘头路
    掘頭路
    gwat6 tau4 lou6
    • dead end street
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    佢成日妄想会喺地下挖掘到宝藏。
    佢成日妄想會喺地下挖掘到寶藏。
    keoi5 seng4 jat6 mong5 soeng2 wui5 hai2 dei6 haa2 waat3 gwat6 dou2 bou2 zong6.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    盗掘
    盜掘
    dào jué
    • to dig illegally
  2. Cantonese
    掘窿
    掘窿
    gwat6 lung1
    • to dig a hole
  3. Mandarin
    发掘
    發掘
    fā jué
    • to excavate; to unearth; (figurative) to develop
  4. Mandarin
    考古发掘
    考古發掘
    kǎo gǔ fā jué
    • archaeological excavation
  5. Mandarin
    抢救性考古发掘
    搶救性考古發掘
    qiǎng jiù xìng kǎo gǔ fā jué
    • rescue excavation