to eliminate through selection or competition; to weed out, phase out, or become obsolete (as of things, customs, or species)

to wash gold grains from sand or gravel; to pan for gold

naughty; mischievous; playful in a troublesome way

a knockout competition or series of matches in which losers are removed and winners advance to the next round until a champion is determined

mischievous or troublemaking child; used as an affectionate term for a clever, playful child

a mischievous or naughty person, typically a child; can be used as a term of endearment for a playful child or to express annoyance at one who is difficult to manage

to rinse rice in water to remove dirt or husks

A person, especially a child, who is very naughty or mischievous; a little rascal.

person who pans for gold; gold panner or prospector

Biological process where organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring; Darwin's theory of evolution.

(colloquial) to search for and pick out; to find; to hunt for something

To extract gold from sand by washing it with water.

buying goods directly from overseas websites and having them shipped to your country

basket for washing rice or holding things, typically made of bamboo

to strain, wash, or filter material to separate particles by size or weight; the process of doing so

The biological process of breeding organisms for specific traits while weeding out undesirable characteristics, such as enhancing the egg-laying ability of chickens.

A competition system where a team or individual is eliminated after losing a single match.

a tournament format where a participant is immediately eliminated after a single loss

a tournament format where the loser of each match is immediately eliminated from the competition

Survival of the fittest; the process in nature by which only the organisms best adapted to their environment tend to survive and transmit their genetic characters

The practice of firing the worst-performing employee in a company or eliminating the lowest-ranking contestant in a competition.

A management policy where employees or officials with the lowest performance ratings are dismissed or reassigned to improve organizational vitality

To clean out mud or silt from a well to clear the water source

to pour out and describe one's feelings or thoughts, often as a way to find relief or catharsis

Taobao, a major Chinese online shopping website; short for [[淘宝网|淘寶網|tao2 bao3 wang3]]

Taobao Marketplace; a major Chinese website for online shopping

(loanword) A chat and instant messaging service formerly used by the e-commerce platform [[淘宝|淘寶|tao2 bao3]]

to search for something; to try to find and acquire an object

Alternate name for the pelican; see [[鹈鹕|鵜鶘|ti2 hu2]]

any of several large water birds of the genus Pelecanus, characterized by a long bill and a large throat pouch used for catching prey

to pour out or give vent to one's innermost feelings; to unburden oneself

to wash; to rinse; to clean by washing in a stream of water

(bound form) to wash or clean by rinsing; to clean out

to become physically weak or emaciated through overindulgence in sexual pleasures, particularly sexual activity

to dredge or clean out a waterway; to dredge for material

to consume or exhaust one's mental energy; mentally fatiguing

to hollow out; to wash out; to erode. This can refer to physical erosion by water or to the process of making something empty inside.

the milky water that remains after washing or rinsing rice

to wash and select (e.g. gold); to separate or refine materials by washing; to decant or strain off; elutriation

a sudden movement of people to a place where gold has been discovered; gold rush

A period of feverish migration of workers to the site of newly discovered gold; gold fever.

(dialect) pelican