勒 (lak6) — tighten; strap/tie sth tight; strangle in Cantonese
lakˍ₆勒Mandarin Pinyin: lei1
Meaning of 勒
nountighten; strap/tie sth tight; strangle
noun(Cantonese)/blackmail; extort/poor or needy
Example Sentences with 勒
綁匪懾於法律威嚴及時懸崖勒馬，算他們聰明。
The kidnappers, being fearful of the strict laws, were clever to pull back and stop before it became too late.
hyunˎ₄懸ngaaiˎ₄崖laak˗₃勒maaˏ₅馬
Stop before it's too late.
Words Containing 勒
勒索lak6 sok3
to blackmail;
勒死lak6 sei2
to strangle; to strangle; stranglulate; strangulation
勒住lak6 zyu6
strangle; tighten sb/sth (often with ropes, strings, etc)
被勒死bei6 lak6 sei2
to be strangled
懸崖勒馬jyun4 ngaai4 laak6 maa5
to wake up and escape disaster at the last moment; to pull back before it is too late
俄勒岡州ngo4 laak6 gong1
Oregon, U. S. State
勒實褲頭帶lak6 sat6 fu3 tau4 daai2
to save money for living
半勒卡bun3 lak6 kaa1
halfway; somewhere in between
黑古勒特hak1 gu2 lak6 dak6
dark complexion; dark, tanned skin; dark, ugly and bearded (used in a derogatory sense)
加勒比海gaa1 lak6 bei2 hoi2
Carribean
馬勒maa5 lak6
a rein, reins
羅勒lo4 lak6
basil
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