牽 (hin1) — implicate; involve; entangle in Cantonese
hinˉ¹牽简 牵
Mandarin Pinyin: qian1
Meaning of 牽
nounimplicate; involve; entangle
nounhold up; restrict; pin down
nounpull; drag; lead along | [synonym] 拖
Example Sentences with 牽
快啲畀電話人啦，費時佢牽腸掛肚噃
Give her a call. Don't make her worry.
keoiˏ₅佢hinˉ¹牽zyuˍ₆住ngoˏ₅我sauˊ²手
She is holding my hand.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好hinˉ¹牽linˎ₄連ngoˏ₅我
Don't involve me.
keoiˏ₅佢hinˉ¹牽tiuˎ₄條singˎ₄繩
He's holding the rope.
ginˍ₆件siˍ₆事mˎ₄唔hinˉ¹牽sip˗₃涉ngoˏ₅我
This matter doesn't involve me.
Words Containing 牽
牽扯hin1 ce2
to involve; to implicate
牽涉hin1 sip3
to involve; to concern; to drag in; to implicate
牽腸掛肚hin1 coeng4 gwaa3 tou5
worried and anxious
牽動hin1 dung6
affect, produce a change in something
牽制hin1 zai3
to tie up; to batten down; to curb; to distract
牽牛花hin1 ngau4 faa1
morning glory
手牽手sau2 hin1 sau2
hand in hand
牽引機hin1 jan5 gei1
a tractor
牽手hin1 sau2
lead by the hand; hold hands
牽引hin1 jan5
to tow; to pull
順手牽羊seon6 sau2 hin1 joeng4
to steal sth at a convenient time and place without having to go out of one's way to do so (lit., "lead a sheep away when convenient")
牽強hin1 koeng4
far-fetched; implausible (chain of reasoning)
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