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夾 (gaap3) — clip; clamp; holder in Cantonese

gaap˗₃夾
简 夹
Mandarin Pinyin: jia1

Meaning of 夾

nounclip; clamp; holder
nounpress from both sides; be wedged between
nounmix; mingle; intersperse
noun(Cantonese)/to match/compatible; matching/not only, but also/to pick food up by chopsticks

Example Sentences with 夾

乘務員用剪票夾在我們的車票上打孔。
The train conductor punched our tickets.
佢唔單只問得好溜，講話重開口夾著脷添
Not only does he asks peculiar questions, he says things that causes embarassment.
我哋幾個夾手夾腳，好快就做完份報告書
We will be able to complete the report very soon with everyone's help and cooperation.
neiˏ₅你tungˎ₄同neiˏ₅你ge˗₃嘅lingˍ₆另jatˉ¹一bun˗₃半jauˏ₅有geiˊ²幾gaap˗₃夾？
How compatible are you and your partner?
si˗₃試gunˊ²管gaap˗₃夾haiˊ²喺bin1?邊？
Where is the test tube clamp?
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Words Containing 夾

平夾靚peng4 gaap3 leng3
both cheap and good looking
衫夾saam1 gaap2
a clothes-peg; a clothespin [華]: 衣夾
走夾唔唞zau2 gaap3 m4 tau2
to hurry along
格式文件夾gaak3 sik1 man6 gin2 gaap3
a file folder
夾手夾腳gaap3 sau2 gaap3 goek3
to work with concerted efforts; mutually coordinate
夾心糖gaap3 sam1 tong2
bonbon - a candy with chocolate coating and fondant center
夾心餅gaap3 sam1 beng2
a scapegoat, in that the person is getting crushed from both sides (similar in concept to 兩頭受氣, both ends suffer wrong)
盒式文件夾hap6 sik1 man4 gin2 gaap3
box files
夾生吞gaap3 saang1 tan1
force yourself to swallow something which you are not willing to swallow (also 監生吞)
失匙夾萬sat1 si4 gaap3 maan6
refers to a person cut off from family wealth
夾手gaap3/gap3 sau2
to coordinate; to work with; to act in concert with; to cooperate with
試管夾si3 gun2 gaap3
test tube holder

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