矬
short; shrink down; deduct
Meanings
3 senses · 10 examplesadjective
short (of stature); stumpy
dialectDialect word used to describe a person's short height. Often carries a slightly negative or informal connotation.
He is short, but very strong.
Don't look at his short stature; he runs very fast.
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This child is short; is it due to malnutrition?
verb
to shrink down; to duck down; to hunch down
dialectDescribes the physical action of lowering one's body, often to hide or resist being led.
The child doesn't want to be led by others, and keeps ducking down.
Hearing gunshots, he quickly ducked his body down.
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What are you ducking down for? Stand up quickly!
verb
to deduct; to cut; to reduce (wages)
dialectUsed in dialect to mean deducting money from wages, often as a penalty.
The boss deducted one hundred yuan from his wages.
Being late this month, fifty yuan was deducted.
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Don't deduct my wages; my family is waiting to use the money!
If the quality is not up to standard, money will of course be deducted.