挖 wā, to dig/to excavate/to scoop out 挖掘 wājué, to excavate/to dig/to unearth 挖苦 wākǔ, to speak sarcastically/to make cutting remarks 开挖 kāiwā, [開挖], to dig out/to excavate/to scoop out 挖空心思 wākōngxīnsi, to dig for thoughts (idiom); to search everything for an answer/to rack one's br... 挖掘机 wājuéjī, [挖掘機], excavator 挖墙脚 wāqiángjiǎo, [挖牆腳], to undermine/to let someone down/to seduce someone away from something 挖土机 wātǔjī, [挖土機], excavator/backhoe 吃水不忘挖井人 chīshuǐbùwàngwājǐngrén, see 吃水不忘掘井人[chī shuǐ bù wàng jué jǐng rén] 挖开 wākāi, [挖開], to dig into/to cut a mine into 挖掉 wādiào, to dig out/to eradicate 挖掘机械 wājuéjīxiè, [挖掘機械], excavator/bulldozer 挖洞 wādòng, to dig a hole 挖浚 wājùn, to dredge 挖矿 wākuàng, [挖礦], to dig a mine/mining 挖穴 wāxué, to excavate/to dig out a cave 挖空 wākōng, to excavate/to hollow 挖肉补疮 wāròubǔchuāng, [挖肉補瘡], to cut one's flesh to cover a sore (idiom); faced with a current crisis, to make... 挖角 wājué, to poach (talent, personnel from competitors)/to raid (a competitor for its tale... 挖鼻子 wābízi, to pick one's nose 数据挖掘 shùjùwājué, [數據挖掘], data mining 深挖 shēnwā, to dredge 疏挖 shūwā, to dredge/to dig out (a channel) 耳挖 ěrwā, earpick/curette 耳挖勺 ěrwāsháo, (dialect) earpick/curette 耳挖子 ěrwāzi, earpick/curette