How to pronounce 擦 in Cantonese (54 out of 117):

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擦一擦臉
to wipe your face

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

擦 caat3
to wipe
to erase
rubbing (brush stroke in painting)
to clean
to polish
to apply on
to brush by
to stuff oneself by eating a lot
一 jat1
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
臉 lim5
face M: 张zhāng [张]
个gè [个]
reputation
dignity
honour
countenance
front part of something
cheek

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