擦鞋 [－－]

Jyutping caat3 haai4
Pinyin cā xié

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (verb) to clean and polish shoes; (slang) to toady; to bootlick; to flatter
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    透過​擦拭​，​令​鞋面​光潔​亮麗
    to shine shoes; to polish shoes
    • 佢用咗隻好高級嘅鞋油，擦到對鞋令一令。
      佢用咗只好高级嘅鞋油，擦到对鞋令一令。
      keoi5 jung6 zo2 zek3 hou2 gou1 kap1 ge3 haai4 jau2, caat3 dou3 deoi3 haai4 ling3 jat1 ling3.
      He used a fancy polish and shined his shoes until he could see his face in them.
  2. 動詞
    對​某人​阿諛​奉承​，​不斷​恭維討​好
    to toady; to kiss someone's ass
    • 佢升職係因為佢成日擦老闆鞋。
      佢升职系因为佢成日擦老板鞋。
      keoi5 sing1 zik1 hai6 jan1 wai6 keoi5 seng4 jat6 caat3 lou5 baan2 haai4.
      She got a promotion because she was always kissing her boss's ass.
  3. 近義詞
    托大腳、拍馬屁、舐屎眼
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 拍馬屁 – 拍马屁
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我在擦鞋垫下面发现了这把钥匙。
    我在擦鞋墊下面發現了這把鑰匙。
    wǒ zài cā xié diàn xià miàn fā xiàn le zhè bǎ yào shi 。
    • I found the key underneath the mat.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢做人好踏实，唔钟意靠擦鞋。
    佢做人好踏實，唔鍾意靠擦鞋。
    keoi5 zou6 jan4 hou2 daap6 sat6, m4 zung1 ji3 kaau3 caat3 haai4.
    • He's down-to-earth enough to not depend on flattering to succeed.
  2. Cantonese
    依家好多大公司都揾作家写鳝稿 做宣传，正所谓「文人多大话」，呢啲擦鞋文章有几多成系真，未必个个分得清。
    依家好多大公司都揾作家寫鱔稿 做宣傳，正所謂「文人多大話」，呢啲擦鞋文章有幾多成係真，未必個個分得清。
    yue:依家好多大公司都揾作家寫鱔稿 做宣傳，正所謂「文人多大話」，呢啲擦鞋文章有幾多成係真，未必個個分得清。
    • Nowadays many big company would hire literates to write advertorial, this is because literates always have many pretty ways to tell a lie, normal person would be difficult to tell what is true inside those articles.
  3. Cantonese
    擦鞋
    擦鞋
    caat3 haai4
    • to flatter somebody; literally: to polish shoes
  4. Cantonese
    本来公司升迁没佢份，但系佢最后靠擦鞋摄位。
    本來公司升遷冇佢份，但係佢最後靠擦鞋攝位。
    bun2 loi4 gung1 si1 sing1 cin1 mou5 keoi5 fan2, daan6 hai6 keoi5 zeoi3 hau6 kaau3 caat3 haai4 sip3 wai2.
    • At first he was not considered to be promoted, but he stole a place by brown-nosing.
  5. Cantonese
    擦鞋仔
    擦鞋仔
    caat3 haai4 zai2
    • shoeshine boy
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    擦鞋狗
    擦鞋狗
    caat3 haai4 gau2