(pos:動詞)
<explanation>
yue:用力#搲 ；捉實；或者#拎 住
eng:to hold; to grab
<eg>
yue:佢哋揦住啲錢唔放。 (keoi5 dei6 laa2 zyu6 di1 cin2 m4 fong3.)
eng:They hold the money tight and won't let go.

(pos:動詞)
<explanation>
yue:一啲物質為人體帶嚟刺痛、燒灼嘅感覺
eng:to give a feeling of being irritated or burnt by chemicals, usually corrosive substances
<eg>
yue:鏹水會揦手㗎！ (koeng5 seoi2 wui5 laa2 sau2 gaa3!)
eng:Sulphric acid will burn your hand!
<eg>
yue:呢隻洗頭水唔揦眼，啱晒BB用。 (ni1 zek3 sai2 tau4 seoi2 m4 laa2 ngaan5, ngaam1 saai3 bi4 bi1 jung6.)
eng:This shampoo doesn't irritate the eyes. It's good for babies.

(pos:形容詞)
<explanation>
yue:因為接觸化學品而有刺痛、燒灼嘅感覺
eng:painful because of the irritation of chemicals
<eg>
yue:支眼藥水好揦呀！係咪過咗期㗎？ (zi1 ngaan5 joek6 seoi2 hou2 laa2 aa3! hai6 mai6 gwo3 zo2 kei4 gaa3?)
eng:These eyedrops burn my eyes! Are they expired?
<eg>
yue:佢食完啲菇就話條脷好揦，我驚佢中毒呀。 (keoi5 sik6 jyun4 di1 gu1 zau6 waa6 tiu4 lei6 hou2 laa2, ngo5 geng1 keoi5 zung3 duk6 aa3.)
eng:He said his tongue burns after eating the mushrooms. I fear that he might be suffering from poisoning.