擒 (kam4) — climb in Cantonese
kamˎ₄擒Mandarin Pinyin: qin2
Meaning of 擒
nounclimb
nouncapture; catch; seize; arrest
Example Sentences with 擒
m4hou2唔kamˎ₄好gam˗₃擒gouˉ¹咁高。
Don't climb so high.
keoiˏ₅佢sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日kamˎ₄擒kamˎ₄擒cingˉ¹青。
He's always restless/fidgety.
sai˗₃細louˊ²路kamˎ₄擒kamˎ₄擒cingˉ¹青。
The kid is restless.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好kamˎ₄擒kamˎ₄擒cingˉ¹青。
Don't be restless.
keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好kamˎ₄擒kamˎ₄擒cingˉ¹青。
He is very restless.
Words Containing 擒
擒青kam4 ceng1
in a hurry, hasty
擒樹kam4 syu6
climb a tree
飛擒大咬fei1 kam4 daai6 ngaau5
to be pushy (overly assertive/impatient)
七擒七縱cat1 kam4 cat1 zung3
a strategy that convince your captive or opponent surrender wholeheartedly
擒賊先擒王kam4 caak6 sin1 kam4 wong4
in war one must first catch the leader of the enemy to win, this is a metaphor to say that one must grasp the key crux before embarking on something
擒高擒低kam4 gou1 kam4 dai1
to climb up and down
喉擒hau4 kam4
anxious, impatient
猴擒hau4 kam4
antsy; anxious; in a hurry
擒上去kam4 soeng5 heoi3
to climb up
擒騎kam4 ke4
to describe mischievous restless children who love climbing up and down
擒嚟擒去kam4 lei4 kam4 heoi3
to run wild; to climb all over the place [colloquial]
擒賊kam4 caak6
capture a thief; apprehend a robber
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