haai1 cou2揩草
Jyutpinghaai1 cou2
Yalehāai chóu
Definition
To smoke or use marijuana; to get high on weed.
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How it's used
This term is specific to the act of consuming marijuana and carries a strong negative connotation. It is primarily used in informal, often judgmental contexts to describe someone engaging in illicit drug use. Avoid using this in any professional or polite social setting as it is considered slang associated with illicit activities.
Examples
He is always smoking weed at home, making the whole place smell.
Related words
Common phrases
to smoke marijuana
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the literal meaning of 揩 which means to wipe or rub. The compound 揩草 is strictly restricted to drug-related slang and will sound very strange if used in any other context.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
