DIG    挖

CUT INTO EARTH, TYPICALLY USING a SPADE, FOR PRODUCING A HOLE OR FOR TURNING THE EARTH.
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Modern Chinese Criteria
挖 掘 刨 摳 鑿 掏 扒 打 開 挖掘 開掘 發掘 開鑿 摳搜 剜 wān is used figuratively for cutting something out as if one were digging it out, and the word is marginal in the group. rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hypernym
  • CUT　DISPLACE a SHARP INSTRUMENT INTO a THING. (anc: 12/0, child: 9)
  • DISPLACE　CAUSE to MOVE. (anc: 11/0, child: 28)
  • MOVE　CHANGE PLACE OR SITUATION. (anc: 10/0, child: 21)
  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 8.22

  • A New Dictionary of Classical Greek Synonyms ( T.W.HARBSMEIER 2004) p. NO.152

    • Words (17 items)

    掘  jué OC: ɡlud MC: gi̯ut
    掘  jué OC: ɡlod MC: gi̯ɐt 17 AttributionsWD

      Word relations

      Syntactic words
    • vadNpassivedug out (as a hole in a wall to make a door)
    • vtoNdig out; dig the ground for (medicinal roots etc); dig (a pond etc)
    • vtoNobject=earthdig (the earth etc)
    • vtoNobject=holedig (a hole, a well); dig out
    鑿  záo OC: dzaawɡ MC: dzɑk 12 AttributionsWD

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNdig (a hole in the ground, a cave etc)
    挑  tiǎo OC: ɡ-leewʔ MC: deu 3 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNfigurativedig out > poke out
    闕  què, quē OC: khod MC: khi̯ɐt 2 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNdig a hole into
    塹  qiàn OC: tshams MC: tshiɛm 2 AttributionsWD
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    • vtoNdig into (mountains etc) (so as to create a moat-like passage through)
    鑿  záo zuò MC: dzak OC: dzaawɡ 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNdredge (a river)CH
    坎  kǎn OC: khoomʔ MC: khəm 1 AttributionWD
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    • vtoNdig down an object into the ground
    堀  kū OC: khluud MC: khuot 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • vadNdug out> underground
    穿  chuān OC: khjon MC: tɕhiɛn 1 AttributionWD
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    • vtoNdig (a well etc)
    耔  zǐ OC: sklɯʔ MC: tsɨ 0 AttributionsWD
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    • vt[oN]earth up (plants)
    抇  Click here to add pinyin OC:  MC: 0 AttributionsWD
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    • vtoNdig up (a grave)
    挖  wā OC: qʷriiɡ MC: ʔɣɛt 0 AttributionsWD
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    • vtoNModern Chinese: dig
      Click here to add pinyin MC:  OC: 0 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNdredge (a river)CH
    搰  hú OC: ɡuud MC: ɦuot 0 AttributionsWD
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    • vtoNdig out (GUOYU)
    杼  zhù OC: laʔ MC: ɖi̯ɤ 0 AttributionsWD
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    • vtoNdredge out, clean out [for 抒]
    汙  wù OC: qʷlaas MC: ʔuo̝ 0 AttributionsWD
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    • vtoNdig out; excavate
    浚  jùn OC: sqluns MC: sʷin 0 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNdig out (a pool, a river); ladle out; make deeper