「插」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: caap3
Part of Speech: verb
Explanation:
  • (of strip-like or thin objects) to insert; to thrust; to put in; to stick in
    (Cant.) 佢keoi5將zoeng1啲di1玫mui4瑰gwai3插caap3咗zo2落lok6個go3花faa1樽zeon1度dou6。
    (Eng.) He put the rose in the vase.
    (Cant.) 唔m4係hai6啩gwaa3?信seon3箱soeng1入jap6面min6插caap3住zyu6把baa2刀dou1?
    (Eng.) How come? A knife inserted into the letterbox?
    (Cant.) 筷faai3子zi2插caap3碗wun2最zeoi3棹zaau6忌gei6。
    (Eng.) Inserting chopsticks vertically into the rice is taboo.
    (Cant.) 佢keoi5唔m4覺gok3意ji3倒dou3插caap3咗zo2枝zi1筆bat1,揩haai1到dou2筆bat1尖zim1啲di1墨mak6。
    (Eng.) She inverted the pen by mistake and got stained with the ink on the tip.

  • to insert; to add; to place between; to join
    (Cant.) 加插gaa1 caap3
    (Eng.) to insert or add new content into the existing arrangement, rundown, etc.
    (Cant.) 插班caap3 baan1
    (Eng.) to join a class in the middle of a course; to be intermediately admitted
    (Cant.) 插嘴caap3 zeoi2
    (Eng.) to interrupt a speech/conversation
    (Cant.) 插隊caap3 deoi2
    (Eng.) to jump the queue
    (Cant.) 插播caap3 bo3
    (Eng.) to interrupt a radio or TV programme with other contents
    (Cant.) 插曲caap3 kuk1
    (Eng.) incidental music; figuratively, incident
    (Cant.) 插畫caap3 waa2
    (Eng.) illustration
    (Cant.) 插caap3張zoeng1圖tou4喺hai2呢nei1兩loeng5段dyun6中zung1間gaan1。
    (Eng.) Insert an image between these two paragraphs.

  • to reprimand; to scold; to admonish; to chastize
    (Cant.) 我ngo5份fan6報bou3告gou3唔m4係hai6寫se2得dak1幾gei2好hou2,聽ting1日jat6開hoi1會wui2嘅ge3時si4候hau6實sat6俾bei2老lou5細sai3插caap3到dou3飛fei1起hei2。
    (Eng.) My report is not very well-written. I'm definitely going to get a scolding from my boss at tomorrow's meeting.

  • to drop in price
    (Cant.) 個go3股gu2市si5又jau6插caap3啦laa1!
    (Eng.) The stock market drops again!

See also: 隊 投入 加 落 加入
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