擦澡

Chinese

		to wipe; to erase; rubbing (brush stroke in painting) to wipe; to erase; rubbing (brush stroke in painting); to clean; to polish	bath
trad. (擦澡)		擦	澡
simp. #(擦澡)		擦	澡

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cāzǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄘㄚ ㄗㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): caat³ cou³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: cāzǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄚ ㄗㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cazǎo
    • Wade–Giles: tsʻa¹-tsao³
    • Yale: tsā-dzǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsatzao
    • Palladius: цацзао (caczao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰä⁵⁵ t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: caat³ cou³
    • Yale: chaat chou
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsaat⁸ tsou³
    • Guangdong Romanization: cad³ cou³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaːt̚³ t͡sʰou̯³³/

Verb

擦⫽澡 (verb-object) (intransitive)

1. to rub down with a wet towel; to take a sponge bath
2. (regional) to scrub and wash (during a shower or bath)

Synonyms

• (to rub down with a wet towel): (Min Nan) 揉身, 揉身軀／揉身躯
• (to scrub and wash): 搓澡 (cuōzǎo)