擦鞋
caat3 haai4cā xié
English
- (verb) to clean and polish shoes; (slang) to toady; to bootlick; to flatter
- to shine shoes; to polish shoes
- to toady; to kiss someone's ass
粵語 — Cantonese
- 透過擦拭,令鞋面光潔亮麗
- 對某人阿諛奉承,不斷恭維討好
Examples
我在擦鞋墊下面發現了這把鑰匙。
I found the key underneath the mat.
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佢升職係因為佢成日擦老闆鞋。
She received a promotion because she consistently ingratiated herself to her superior.
佢用咗隻好高級嘅鞋油,擦到對鞋令一令。
He used a fancy polish and shined his shoes until he could see his face in them. ----
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk