摑 (gwaak3) — slap/smack sb's face; box one's ears in Cantonese
gwaak˗₃摑简 掴
Mandarin Pinyin: guai1
Meaning of 摑
nounslap/smack sb's face; box one's ears
Example Sentences with 摑
keoiˏ₅佢gwaak˗₃摑zoˊ²咗ngoˏ₅我jatˉ¹一baaˉ¹巴。
He slapped me once.
jatˉ¹一baaˉ¹巴gwaak˗₃摑lokˍ₆落heoi˗₃去。
A slap landed.
neiˏ₅你mˎ₄唔houˊ²好gwaak˗₃摑ngoˏ₅我。
Don't slap me.
keoiˏ₅佢gwaak˗₃摑dou˗₃到ngoˏ₅我zungˊ²腫zoˊ²咗。
His slap made me swell up.
keoiˏ₅佢gwaak˗₃摑zoˊ²咗keoiˏ₅佢jatˉ¹一jeˏ₅嘢。
He gave him a slap.
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