粵

掃sou3除ceoi4

simp扫除
sou3 ceoi4sǎo chú

English

  1. to clean; to clean up
  2. to eliminate; to wipe out
  3. to clean up; to clean
  4. to remove; to externminate

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 清潔地方
  2. 同剷除

Examples

  • 大掃除

    thorough cleaning of one's abode ----

  • 掃除文盲

    to eliminate illiteracy

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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