animal claw; to claw or scratch
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
animal claw; paw
dialectPrimarily used in certain dialects, especially Southern dialects like Wu and Min. The standard Mandarin term is "爪子" (zhuǎ zi).
Zhè这
zhī只
māo猫
de的
jiǎo脚
zhǎo爪
zhēn真
fēng锋
lì利
。
This cat's claws are really sharp.
Jī鸡
de的
jiǎo脚
zhǎo爪
kě可
yǐ以
yòng用
lái来
páo刨
tǔ土
。
A chicken's claws can be used to scratch the earth.
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Zhū猪
jiǎo脚
zhǎo爪
shì是
yī一
dào道
cài菜
。
Pig's feet (literally "pig claws") is a dish.
verb
to claw; to scratch with claws
dialectThe verbal usage is less common than the nominal one, but is implied by the part-of-speech tag.
Xiǎo小
māo猫
yòng用
jiǎo脚
zhǎo爪
qù去
gǒu够
zhuō桌
shang上
de的
yú鱼
。
The kitten used its paw to try to reach the fish on the table.
Gǒu狗
jí急
le了
huì会
jiǎo脚
zhǎo爪
rén人
。
A dog will claw at people when desperate.