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skewer; insert; pare
Meanings
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skewer (erhua form)
Refers to a thin stick or metal pin, often used for candles, sweets, or testing food.
This candle skewer is too short.
Be careful of the bamboo stick when eating the candied hawthorn.
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I want to buy a few fruit skewers.
That metal skewer for the kebab is very hot.
Don't let the child run around holding a skewer.
noun
skewer; spit; pointed stick
A generic term for a long, thin piece of metal or wood used for piercing or holding objects.
He strung all the meat onto a long skewer.
This kind of bamboo skewer is very sturdy.
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Please give me a metal skewer.
Stick the flagpole skewer into the soil.
This is a small stall selling grilled skewers.
verb
to insert; to stick in
dialectDialectal usage. Means to latch a door or insert an object into something.
Latch the door before going to bed.
Stick the flowers in the vase.
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Go latch the door and see if it's locked.
This latch won't go in.
He likes to stick a few fake flowers on the windowsill.
verb
to pare; to trim; to peel
dialectDialectal usage. Often refers to trimming calluses (pedicure) or peeling fruits.
I want to go to the bathhouse for a pedicure.
Help me peel this apple.
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The old master is very skilled at pedicures.
This knife is very convenient for peeling pears.
He carefully scraped off the fish scales.