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(*ㄙㄠˋ [sao4] ). [Usu. wr. 掃]
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(2) Special bags of willow branches, framed by bamboo, for building dykes;
mattress used in dyke construction.
灑掃 spray and sweep;
gen. clean up room;
灑掃應對 cleaning up room and good manners in replying to questions as part of child's education.
(2) To sweep clean, or sweep off: 掃除 [sao3chu2]↓;
掃數 [sao3shu4]↓;
掃射 to strafe;
掃田刮地 do menial work;
掃蕩 [sao3dang4]↓.
(3) To paint the eyebrow: 淡掃蛾眉朝至尊 went to see the emperor with touched-up eyebrow--without heavy rouge;
see 掃眉 [sao3mei2]↓.
(4) To take in a sweeping glance: 眉目裡掃人 saw at glance.
2.掃邊 [sao3bian1], n., minor role in Chin. opera.
3.掃晴娘 (兒) [sao3qing2niang2]([er0]), n., a cut-paper figure of woman with a broom, put under eaves to pray for clearing up of skies.
4.掃除 [sao3chu2], v.t., to sweep away (obstacles).
5.掃蕩 [sao3dang4], v.t., to clean up, to wipe out, to map up [WEdit: 'map up' should read 'mop up'] (all enemy).
6.掃地 [sao3di4], v.i., to sweep the floor; 斯文掃地 the cultural tradition topples over.
7.掃房 [sao3fang2], v.i., make gen. house-cleaning.
8.掃軌 [sao2gui3], phr., (AC) sweep off, i.e., obliterate the tracks, to show there have been no (political) visitors.
9.掃海 [sao2hai3], v.i., sweep off mines in sea.
10.掃帚 [sao4zhou0], n., a broomstick. 掃帚星 [sao4zhou0xing1], n., a comet.
11.掃雷艇 [sao3lei2ting3], n., mine sweeper.
12.掃臉 [sao2lian3], v.i., to “lose face”: 掃臉的事 a disgraceful affair.
13.掃眉 [sao3mei2], phr., 掃眉才子 a girl poet or author (“scholar with picked eyebrows”).
14.掃墓 [sao3mu4], v.i., visit grave on 清明 [qing1ming2] day.
15.掃平 [sao3ping2], v.t., to squelch, quash (rebellion).
16.掃興 [sao3xing4] ([sao4xing4]), v.i., feel disappointed; v.i., adj., disappointing.
17.掃數 [sao3shu4], adv., the whole amount (repaid, etc.).
18.掃榻 [sao3ta4], v.i., (LL) to welcome visitor (“sweep the mat”).
19.掃堂腿 [sao3tang2tui3], n., a move in boxing, stretch leg on floor to topple opponent.
20.掃聽 [sao3ting0], v.i., to pick up, fish for, news (＝打聽).
21.掃營兒 [sao3ying2er0], adv., (coll.) see [sao3shu4]↑.