焗 (guk6) — be forced/coerced to; be trapped in Cantonese

gukˍ₆焗

Mandarin Pinyin: ju2

Meaning of 焗

nounbe forced/coerced to; be trapped

nounheat up (or bake) with steam

nounstuffy; sultry; stifling; suffocating; muggy

noun(adjective) 1. stuffy; (verb) be coerced

songˉ¹桑naaˎ₄拿fongˎ₄房houˊ²好gukˍ₆焗

The sauna room is very steamy.

jitˍ₆熱seiˊ²死houˊ²好gwo˗₃過gukˍ₆焗

Dying of heat is better than being stuffy.

matˍ₆密lungˎ₄籠zanˉ¹真haiˍ₆係guk6.焗。

It's really stuffy when it's crowded.

gukˍ₆焗honˍ₆汗houˊ²好sanˉ¹辛fuˊ²苦

Sweating profusely is very tiring.

gukˍ₆焗honˍ₆汗mˎ₄唔syuˉ¹舒fukˍ₆服

Sweating so much feels uncomfortable.

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