| 掃 | 63C30 10A.22-5 | 部居  | 畫數 11 | ㄙㄠˇ [sao3] (*ㄙㄠˋ [sao4] ). [Usu. wr. 掃] | ||
| N. | (*[sao4]) (1) ([shao1zi0]) A broom. (2) Special bags of willow branches, framed by bamboo, for building dykes; mattress used in dyke construction. | |||||
| V.t. | (1) To sweep (floor): 打掃，清掃 ditto; 灑掃 spray and sweep; gen. clean up room; 灑掃應對 cleaning up room and good manners in replying to questions as part of child's education. (2) To sweep clean, or sweep off: 掃除 [sao3chu2]↓; 掃數 [sao3shu4]↓; 掃射 to strafe; 掃田刮地 do menial work; 掃蕩 [sao3dang4]↓. (3) To paint the eyebrow: 淡掃蛾眉朝至尊 went to see the emperor with touched-up eyebrow--without heavy rouge; see 掃眉 [sao3mei2]↓. (4) To take in a sweeping glance: 眉目裡掃人 saw at glance. | |||||
| Words | 1. 掃把 *[sao4ba3], n., a broomstick. 2. 掃邊 [sao3bian1], n., minor role in Chin. opera. 3. 掃晴娘 (兒) [sao3qing2niang2]([er0]), n., a cut-paper figure of woman with a broom, put under eaves to pray for clearing up of skies. 4. 掃除 [sao3chu2], v.t., to sweep away (obstacles). 5. 掃蕩 [sao3dang4], v.t., to clean up, to wipe out, to map up [WEdit: 'map up' should read 'mop up'] (all enemy). 6. 掃地 [sao3di4], v.i., to sweep the floor; 斯文掃地 the cultural tradition topples over. 7. 掃房 [sao3fang2], v.i., make gen. house-cleaning. 8. 掃軌 [sao2gui3], phr., (AC) sweep off, i.e., obliterate the tracks, to show there have been no (political) visitors. 9. 掃海 [sao2hai3], v.i., sweep off mines in sea. 10. 掃帚 [sao4zhou0], n., a broomstick. 掃帚星 [sao4zhou0xing1], n., a comet. 11. 掃雷艇 [sao3lei2ting3], n., mine sweeper. 12. 掃臉 [sao2lian3], v.i., to “lose face”: 掃臉的事 a disgraceful affair. 13. 掃眉 [sao3mei2], phr., 掃眉才子 a girl poet or author (“scholar with picked eyebrows”). 14. 掃墓 [sao3mu4], v.i., visit grave on 清明 [qing1ming2] day. 15. 掃平 [sao3ping2], v.t., to squelch, quash (rebellion). 16. 掃興 [sao3xing4] ([sao4xing4]), v.i., feel disappointed; v.i., adj., disappointing. 17. 掃數 [sao3shu4], adv., the whole amount (repaid, etc.). 18. 掃榻 [sao3ta4], v.i., (LL) to welcome visitor (“sweep the mat”). 19. 掃堂腿 [sao3tang2tui3], n., a move in boxing, stretch leg on floor to topple opponent. 20. 掃聽 [sao3ting0], v.i., to pick up, fish for, news (＝打聽). 21. 掃營兒 [sao3ying2er0], adv., (coll.) see [sao3shu4]↑. | |||||