挾 (hip3) — coerce; hold hostage; abduct in Cantonese

hip˗₃挾

简挟

Mandarin Pinyin: xie2

Meaning of 挾

nouncoerce; hold hostage; abduct

nounbe/placed in between | [Var] 夾

nouncramped; tight; crowded

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nounhold under the arm or between two fingers

nouncherish; harbour (a grudge)

nounclip; clamp; holder; binder | [Var] 夾

noun(adjective) Tight or cramped

gipˍ₆挾zyuˍ₆住bunˊ²本syuˉ¹書faanˉ¹返hokˍ₆學

He went to school with a book held under his arm.

deoi˗₃對haaiˎ₄鞋jauˏ₅有diˉ¹啲gipˍ₆挾goek˗₃腳

These shoes are a little bit cramped.

janˉ¹因zyuˍ₆住beiˊ²畀munˎ₄門gipˍ₆挾canˉ¹嚫zek˗₃隻sauˊ²手

Beware of the door which might squash your hand.

keoiˏ₅佢bikˉ¹逼haapˍ₆挾ngoˏ₅我

He is coercing me.

mˎ₄唔houˊ²好bikˉ¹逼haapˍ₆挾

Don't coerce.

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