| 扫把星 |
sào bǎ xīng |
comet / person who brings bad luck; jinx |
| 扫 |
sǎo |
to sweep (with a brush or broom) / to sweep away; to wipe out; to get rid of / to sweep (one's eyes etc) over; to scan |
| 扫 |
sào |
(bound form) a (large) broom |
| 扫把 |
sào bǎ |
broom |
| 把 |
bǎ |
to hold; to grasp / to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate / handlebar / classifier: handful, bundle, bunch / classifier for things with handles / (used to put the object before the verb: 把 + {noun} + {verb}) |
| 把 |
bà |
handle |
| 星 |
xīng |
star / heavenly body / satellite / small amount |