wǎi
𢱉
to scoop; to ladle (dialectal)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to scoop (water, etc.); to ladle out; to bail
dialectDialectal variant of standard 舀 (yǎo). Commonly used in northern Chinese dialects (e.g., Shandong, Hebei) where the standard yǎo is pronounced as wǎi.
Cóng从
shuǐ水
gāng缸
lǐ里
wǎi～
le了
yī一
piáo瓢
shuǐ水
。
He scooped a ladle of water from the water vat.
Nǐ你
qù去
wǎi～
wǎn碗
tāng汤
lái来
。
Go and ladle out a bowl of soup.
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Zhè这
shuǐ水
tài太
shēn深
，
wǎi～
bù不
shàng上
lái来
。
The water is too deep to scoop up.