挖苦 wā kǔ ㄨㄚ ㄎㄨˇ waa1 fu2 HSK 7-9
- to speak sarcastically
- to make cutting remarks
- also pr. [wa1 ku5]
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More words with these characters
挖
- 挖掘 wā jué ㄨㄚ ㄐㄩㄝˊ waat3 gwat6 to excavate; (lit and fig.) to unearth; to dig into
- 挖坑 wā kēng ㄨㄚ ㄎㄥ waat3 haang1 to dig a hole
- 挖坟 挖墳 wā fén ㄨㄚ ㄈㄣˊ waat3 fan4 to dig a grave
- 挖掉 wā diào ㄨㄚ ㄉㄧㄠˋ waat3 diu6 to dig out
- 挖机 挖機 wā jī ㄨㄚ ㄐㄧ waat3 gei1 excavator; excavating machine
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- 挖洞 wā dòng ㄨㄚ ㄉㄨㄥˋ waat3 dung6 to dig a hole
- 挖浚 wā jùn ㄨㄚ ㄐㄩㄣˋ waat3 zeon3 to dredge
- 挖矿 挖礦 wā kuàng ㄨㄚ ㄎㄨㄤˋ waat3 kwong3 to mine ore or minerals
- 挖穴 wā xué ㄨㄚ ㄒㄩㄝˊ waat3 jyut6 to excavate
- 挖空 wā kōng ㄨㄚ ㄎㄨㄥ waat3 hung1 to excavate
- 挖角 wā jué ㄨㄚ ㄐㄩㄝˊ waat3 gok3 to poach (talent, personnel from competitors)
- 挖开 挖開 wā kāi ㄨㄚ ㄎㄞ waat3 hoi1 to dig into
- 深挖 shēn wā ㄕㄣ ㄨㄚ sam1 waat3 to dredge
- 疏挖 shū wā ㄕㄨ ㄨㄚ so1 waat3 to dredge
- 耳挖 ěr wā ㄦˇ ㄨㄚ ji5 waat3 earpick
- 开挖 開挖 kāi wā ㄎㄞ ㄨㄚ hoi1 waat3 to dig out; to excavate; to scoop out
- 挖土机 挖土機 wā tǔ jī ㄨㄚ ㄊㄨˇ ㄐㄧ waat3 tou2 gei1 excavator
- 挖掘机 挖掘機 wā jué jī ㄨㄚ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄐㄧ waat3 gwat6 gei1 excavator
- 挖泥船 wā ní chuán ㄨㄚ ㄋㄧˊ ㄔㄨㄢˊ waat3 nai4 syun4 dredger
- 挖墙脚 挖牆腳 wā qiáng jiǎo ㄨㄚ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ waat3 coeng4 goek3 to undermine
苦
- 何苦 hé kǔ ㄏㄜˊ ㄎㄨˇ ho4 fu2 why bother?
- 刻苦 kè kǔ ㄎㄜˋ ㄎㄨˇ hak1 fu2 hardworking
- 受苦 shòu kǔ ㄕㄡˋ ㄎㄨˇ sau6 fu2 to suffer hardship
- 吃苦 chī kǔ ㄔ ㄎㄨˇ hek3 fu2 to bear hardships
- 痛苦 tòng kǔ ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄎㄨˇ tung3 fu2 pain
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- 艰苦 艱苦 jiān kǔ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄎㄨˇ gaan1 fu2 difficult
- 苦力 kǔ lì ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄧˋ fu2 lik6 bitter work
- 苦工 kǔ gōng ㄎㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄥ fu2 gung1 hard labor (in penal code)
- 苦心 kǔ xīn ㄎㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄣ fu2 sam1 painstaking effort
- 苦恼 苦惱 kǔ nǎo ㄎㄨˇ ㄋㄠˇ fu2 nou5 vexed
- 苦笑 kǔ xiào ㄎㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ fu2 siu3 to force a smile
- 苦练 苦練 kǔ liàn ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄢˋ fu2 lin6 to train hard
- 苦衷 kǔ zhōng ㄎㄨˇ ㄓㄨㄥ fu2 cung1 secret trouble
- 苦难 苦難 kǔ nàn ㄎㄨˇ ㄋㄢˋ fu2 naan6 suffering
- 诉苦 訴苦 sù kǔ ㄙㄨˋ ㄎㄨˇ sou3 fu2 to grumble
- 贫苦 貧苦 pín kǔ ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄎㄨˇ pan4 fu2 poverty-stricken
- 辛苦 xīn kǔ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄎㄨˇ san1 fu2 exhausting
- 愁眉苦脸 愁眉苦臉 chóu méi kǔ liǎn ㄔㄡˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ sau4 mei4 fu2 lim5 to look anxious (idiom)
- 艰苦奋斗 艱苦奮鬥 jiān kǔ fèn dòu ㄐㄧㄢ ㄎㄨˇ ㄈㄣˋ ㄉㄡˋ gaan1 fu2 fan5 dau3 to struggle arduously
- 酸甜苦辣 suān tián kǔ là ㄙㄨㄢ ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄚˋ syun1 tim4 fu2 laat6 lit. sour, sweet, bitter and spicy (idiom)
Idioms with these characters
- 备尝辛苦 備嘗辛苦 bèi cháng xīn kǔ ㄅㄟˋ ㄔㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄎㄨˇ bei6 soeng4 san1 fu2 (idiom) to have suffered all kinds of hardships
- 不胜其苦 不勝其苦 bù shèng qí kǔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄥˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄎㄨˇ bat1 sing1 kei4 fu2 unable to bear the pain (idiom)
- 吃苦耐劳 吃苦耐勞 chī kǔ nài láo ㄔ ㄎㄨˇ ㄋㄞˋ ㄌㄠˊ hek3 fu2 noi6 lou4 hardworking and enduring hardships (idiom)
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- 愁眉苦脸 愁眉苦臉 chóu méi kǔ liǎn ㄔㄡˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ sau4 mei4 fu2 lim5 to look anxious (idiom)
- 倒悬之苦 倒懸之苦 dào xuán zhī kǔ ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄓ ㄎㄨˇ dou3 jyun4 zi1 fu2 lit. the pain of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
- 访贫问苦 訪貧問苦 fǎng pín wèn kǔ ㄈㄤˇ ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄨㄣˋ ㄎㄨˇ fong2 pan4 man6 fu2 to visit the poor and ask about their suffering (idiom)
- 孤苦伶仃 gū kǔ líng dīng ㄍㄨ ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄧㄥ gu1 fu2 ling4 ding1 solitary and impoverished (idiom)
- 含辛茹苦 hán xīn rú kǔ ㄏㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄖㄨˊ ㄎㄨˇ ham4 san1 jyu4 fu2 to suffer every possible torment (idiom); bitter hardship
- 艰苦朴素 艱苦樸素 jiān kǔ pǔ sù ㄐㄧㄢ ㄎㄨˇ ㄆㄨˇ ㄙㄨˋ gaan1 fu2 pok3 sou3 leading a plain, hardworking life (idiom)
- 坚苦卓绝 堅苦卓絕 jiān kǔ zhuó jué ㄐㄧㄢ ㄎㄨˇ ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄐㄩㄝˊ gin1 fu2 coek3 zyut3 persisting despite trials and tribulations (idiom); conspicuous determination
Example sentences
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汤姆 湯姆 真 会 會 挖苦 人 。
Tom is quite sarcastic.
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你 总是 總是 挖苦 我 的 着装 著裝 。
You are always digging at me about my clothes.
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