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› 揸
揸
zaa1
Mandarin: jia4
Simplified: 驾
verb
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1
to drive (a vehicle, Cantonese)
verb
2
to hold; to grip
verb
Other Readings
揸
zaa2
to drive | to stretch fingers out | to grasp | handful, a quantifier | to pick u
Words containing 揸
揸兜
zaa1
dau1
describes a person who is in poverty and has to beg for money like a beggar
揸水煲
zaa1
seoi2
bou1
server | waitress | to hold water kettle, to work as waiter
偷雞唔到蝕揸米
tau1
gai1
m4
dou2
sit6
zaa1
mai5
to go out for wool and come home shorn; to expend effort trying to gain a profit
揸舦
zaa1
taai5
to steer a boat; to be at the helm
揸頸
zaa1
geng2
verb; literally grasp the neck, when we say " 揸頸就命" which mean swallow i
揸住雞毛當令箭
zaa1
zyu6
gai1
mou4
dong1
ling6
zin3
to overrate oneself; to overestimate one's power or ability; pretend to have aut
揸鐵筆
zaa1
tit3
bat1
literally meaning to hold a 'metal pen' (usually refers to a crow bar), describe
揸痛腳
zaa1
tung3
goek3
to take advantage of one's mistake or fault
惡揸揸
ngok3
tan4
tan4
[[brutal, harsh; rude]] brutal, harsh; rude.
揸手
zaa1
sau2
'the ownership of' | (noun) a handshake; (usually referring to a valuable object
揸水
zaa1
seoi2
to pee, to urinate
揸弗人
zaa1
fit1
jan4
person in charge (project, team, triad etc)
揸拿
zaa1
naa4
(slang) surety; assurance; firmly in one's grasp
揸流攤
zaa1
lau4
taan1
so so; not too good; just passable; lame
跌倒揦番揸沙
dit3
dou2
laa3
faan1
zaa4
saa1
failure inorder to save one's face | mistakes | to cover up one's faults
揸頸就命
zaa1
geng2
zau6
meng6
(slang) to endure difficult circumstances because someone is ill-fated; to swall
輸到揸兜
syu1
dou3
zaa1
dau1
to be cleaned out in gambling; to lose all of one's face [colloquial]
揸大旗
zaa1
daai6
kei4
in-charge (slang)
揸正嚟做
zaa1
zeng3
lai4
zou6
do things by the book; do things the right way; deal with fairly; show impartial
揸fit
zaa1
fit1
take charge
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