脅 (hip3) — coerce; threaten; force in Cantonese
hip˗₃脅简 胁
Mandarin Pinyin: xie2
Meaning of 脅
nouncoerce; threaten; force
nounshrug (shoulders)
nounflank [side of human body between armpit and waist]; ribs; armpit
Example Sentences with 脅
keoiˏ₅佢gau˗₃構singˎ₄成jatˉ¹一go˗₃個waiˉ¹威sit6.脅。
It poses a threat.
keoiˏ₅佢hipˍ₆脅ciˎ₄持janˎ₄人zatˉ¹質
He held hostages.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好hipˍ₆脅ciˎ₄持ngoˏ₅我
Don't hold me hostage.
keoiˏ₅佢jungˍ₆用douˉ¹刀hipˍ₆脅ciˎ₄持
He held (someone) hostage with a knife.
mˎ₄唔hoˊ²可jiˏ₅以hipˍ₆脅ciˎ₄持
Cannot hold hostage.
Words Containing 脅
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
要脅jiu1 hip3
coerce; threaten; blackmail; put pressure on
潛在威脅cim4 zoi6 wai1 hip3
potential threat; potential menace
軍事威脅gwan1 si6 wai1 hip3
military threat
脅從hip3 cung4
to be an accomplice under duress
脅持hip3 ci4
to hold or seize under duress
威脅wai1 hip3
to threaten; to menace
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