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插 (caap3) — interpose; intersperse; cut in in Cantonese

caap˗₃插
Mandarin Pinyin: cha1

Meaning of 插

nouninterpose; intersperse; cut in
nouninsert; stick into; plug in
nounstab with knife, etc
noun(Cantonese)/to scold or blame/to have sex/to claim territory/to stab

Example Sentences with 插

一做錯少少嘢就俾佢插, 唔乞人憎就奇!
He chews you out for every small mistake you make, it's no wonder he's so unpopular!
佢用把刀插入個員工
He used a knife to stab the worker.
你千祈唔好插手
You must not, by any means, interfere.
niˉ¹呢go˗₃個caapˉ¹插tauˎ₄頭tungˉ¹通jungˍ₆用maa3?嗎？
Is this plug universal?
sauˊ²手ziˊ²指caap˗₃插zamˉ¹針。
My finger got pricked.
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Words Containing 插

鬚刨插座sou1 paau2 caap3 zo6
shaver socket outlet
安插on1 caap3
insert
穿插cyun1 caap3
insert; weave in; intersperse
插管法caap3 gun2 faat3
intubation
插秧機caap3 joeng1 gei1
a rice transplanter
插隊caap3 deoi2
to jump queue; to cut in line; to queue-jump; queue-jumping | Syn.: 插檔
插花caap3 faa1
flower arrangement
形象插水jing4 zoeng6 caap3 seoi2
for one's image to hit the rocks (hit rock bottom)
插燒仔caap3 siu1 zai2
bastard child
插手caap3 sau2
butt in; get into the act; hand; have a hand in; meddle in; take part; wade in
兩脅插刀loeng5 hip3 caap3 dou1
to risk one's life for a friend; to sustain two knife wounds for a friend, describes a loyal friend who will die for his friend
萬能插蘇maan6 nang4 caap3 sou1
universal adaptor

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