挖

开挖

kāi wā

to dig out; to excavate; to scoop out

吃水不忘挖井人

chī shuǐ bù wàng wā jǐng rén

see 吃水不忘掘井人[chi1 shui3 bu4 wang4 jue2 jing3 ren2]

挖洞

wā dòng

to dig a hole

挖浚

wā jùn

to dredge

挖墙脚

wā qiáng jiǎo

to undermine

挖矿

wā kuàng

to mine ore or minerals

挖穴

wā xué

to excavate

挖空

wā kōng

to excavate

挖空心思

wā kōng xīn si

to dig for thoughts (idiom); to search everything for an answer

挖耳勺

wā ěr sháo

ear pick

挖肉补疮

wā ròu bǔ chuāng

to cut one's flesh to cover a sore (idiom); faced with a current crisis, to make it worse by a temporary expedient

挖苦

wā kǔ

to speak sarcastically