pá​huī

to scoop up ashes

  • created sense approved 扒灰 · pá​huī · to scoop up ashes — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    pá​huī

    to scoop up ashes

    to scoop up or rake through ashes

    扒, 灰

    扒 (literal) → 扒 · pá · to rake 灰 (literal) → 灰 · huī · ash

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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  • created sense approved 扒灰 · pá​huī · to commit incest — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    pá​huī

    to commit incest

    a slang term referring to a father-in-law having an illicit sexual relationship with his daughter-in-law

    扒, 灰

    扒 (literal) → 扒 · pá · to rake 灰 (literal) → 灰 · huī · ash

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense