擦 伤 cā shāng to abrade / to scrape / to chafe / to graze / abrasion / friction burn / scratch 擖 scrape 刡 to scrape / to pare 刮 擦 guā cā to scrape 活 命 huó mìng life / to survive / to save a life / to scrape a living 凑 足 còu zú to scrape together enough (people, money etc) 刮 掉 guā diào to scrape off / to shave off (whiskers etc) / (of the wind) to blow sth away 摇 尾 乞 怜 yáo wěi qǐ lián lit. to behave like a dog wagging its tail, seeking its master's affection (idiom) / fig. to fawn on sb / to bow and scrape / to grovel 剔 to scrape the meat from bones / to pick (teeth etc) / to weed out 卑 躬 屈 节 bēi gōng qū jié to bow and scrape / to act servilely 糊 嘴 hú zuǐ to scrape a meager living / to get by with difficulty 罗 掘 luó jué to scrape around for money / hard pressed for cash / cf 羅雀掘鼠|罗雀掘鼠 / to net birds and dig for rats (idiom) 低 空 飞 过 dī kōng fēi guò to just scrape through with a narrow pass (in an exam) 刮 蹭 guā cèng to scrape one's car against sth / to sideswipe 为 五 斗 米 折 腰 wèi wǔ dǒu mǐ zhé yāo (allusion to Tao Qian 陶潛|陶潜[Tao2 Qian2], who used this phrase when he resigned from government service rather than show subservience to a visiting inspector) to bow and scrape for five pecks of rice (that being a part of his salary as a local magistrate) / (fig.) to compromise one's principles for the sake of a salary
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