shào

潲

Character · Verb · Noun

slant in (rain); sprinkle; pig swill

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

3 senses · 6 examples
1.

verb

(of rain) to fall slantingly; to blow in

Describes rain being driven by wind through windows or doorways.

Kuài快
guān关
chuāng窗
hu户
 ，
bié别
ràng让
yǔ雨
diǎn点
shào潲
jìn进
lai来
 。

Hurry up and close the window; don't let the rain blow in.

Zuó昨
yè夜
dōng东
fēng风
dà大
 ，
yǔ雨
dōu都
shào潲
dào到
wū屋
lǐ里
lái来
le了
 。

The easterly wind was strong last night, and the rain blew right into the house.

2.

verb

to sprinkle water; to splash water (on)

dialect

Dialectal usage, primarily in northern Chinese dialects.

Dǎ打
tǒng桶
shuǐ水
shào潲
shao潲
yuàn院
zi子
 。

Get a bucket of water and sprinkle the courtyard.

Wǎng往
cài菜
shàng上
shào潲
diǎn点
shuǐ水
 ，
bié别
ràng让
cài菜
niān蔫
le了
 。

Splash some water on the vegetables so they don't wilt.

3.

noun

pig feed; hogwash; swill

dialect

Refers to kitchen scraps, rice bran, and wild vegetables boiled together to feed pigs. Common in rural dialects.

Zhū猪
shào潲

Pig swill.

Tā他
měi每
tiān天
zhǔ煮
yī一
dà大
guō锅
shào潲
wèi喂
zhū猪
 。

He cooks a big pot of swill to feed the pigs every day.