刨書
simp刨书paau4 syu1páo shū
English
- to study hard
- to delve into books in a relatively short time; to swot up, i.e. Study assiduously; literally, to peel books.
粵語 — Cantonese
- 短時間內睇熟一本或多本書;為應試而短時間內深入咁温書。
Examples
下星期考試,佢晚晚都刨書刨到十二點。
The exam is going to take place next week, and he has been swotting up all the syllabus every day until midnight.
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk