掗拃

Chinese

		to occupy
trad. (掗拃)		掗	拃
simp. (挜拃)		挜	拃
alternative forms		厊厏呀咋𧧝𧨊／𬣨𬣶𦜖膪／𬁺膪岈嵖

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaa⁶ zaa⁶

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngaa⁶ zaa⁶
  - Yale: ngah jah
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngaa⁶ dzaa⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: nga⁶ za⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋaː²² t͡saː²²/

Adjective

掗拃

(Cantonese) occupying too much space
- 2001, “噢！聖誕樹”, in 謝立文 (lyrics), 何崇志 (music), My Life as McDull, performed by 香港童聲合唱天地, based on the melody of O Tannenbaum:
  
  聖誕樹啲膠係幾臭㗎　我阿爸貪佢夠厊厏 [Cantonese, trad.]
  圣诞树啲胶系几臭㗎　我阿爸贪佢够厊厏 [Cantonese, simp.]
  sing³ daan³ syu⁶ di¹ gaau¹ hai⁶ gei² cau³ gaa³, ngo⁵ aa³ baa^1-4 taam¹ keoi⁵ gau³ ngaa⁶ zaa⁶ [Jyutping]
  The plastic of the Christmas tree is quite stinky; my dad likes it for taking up space
- 2015 December 10, 陳慶偉 [Andrew Chan Hing-wai], “2015年12月10日的聆訊紀錄本 [Transcript of the Hearing held on 10 December 2015]”, in 研訊紀錄本 [Transcripts of Hearings] (食水含鉛超標調查委員會 [Commission of Inquiry into Excess Lead Found in Drinking Water])‎, page 49:
  
  火槍，係咪呀？係咪即係做細銅喉用銀焊就唔需要係用呢個風煤樽咁掗拃？ [Cantonese, trad.]
  火枪，系咪呀？系咪即系做细铜喉用银焊就唔需要系用呢个风煤樽咁挜拃？ [Cantonese, simp.]
  fo² coeng¹, hai⁶ mai⁶ aa³? hai⁶ mai⁶ zik¹ hai⁶ zou⁶ sai³ tung⁴ hau⁴ jung⁶ ngan^4-2 hon² zau⁶ m⁴ seoi¹ jiu³ hai⁶ jung⁶ ni¹ go³ fung¹ mui⁴ zeon¹ gam³ ngaa⁶ zaa⁶? [Jyutping]
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(Cantonese) bulky
(Cantonese) overbearing; domineering

Derived terms

掗掗拃拃／挜挜拃拃

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