粵

擦caat3鞋haai4

caat3 haai4cā xié

English

  1. (verb) to clean and polish shoes; (slang) to toady; to bootlick; to flatter
  2. to shine shoes; to polish shoes
  3. to toady; to kiss someone's ass

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 透過擦拭,令鞋面光潔亮麗
  2. 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

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