「撳 / 㩒」

Entry #1
Character、
Pronunciation:
  • 撳 gam6
  • 㩒 gam6
Part of Speech: verb
Explanation:
  • to press (especially with a finger); to apply physical pressure onto something
    (Cant.) 撳gam6掣zai3
    (Eng.) to press the button
    (Cant.) 入jap6實sat6驗jim6室sat1撳gam6緊gan2急gap1掣zai3。
    (Eng.) Enter the laboratory and press the emergency button. (a popular tongue twister)
    (Cant.) 撳gam6實sat6佢keoi5個go3傷soeng1口hau2會wui5快faai3啲di1止zi2血hyut3。
    (Eng.) Press firmly on the wound to stop the bleeding.

  • to withdraw money from the ATM
    (Cant.) 我ngo5要jiu3撳gam6一jat1萬maan6蚊man1出ceot1嚟lai4交gaau1租zou1。
    (Eng.) I need to withdraw $10,000 to pay the rent.

  • to suppress; to control
    (Cant.) 而ji4家gaa1都dou1係hai6用jung6藥joek6物mat6暫zaam6時si4撳gam6住zyu6佢keoi5個go3病beng6㗎gaa3咋zaa3。
    (Eng.) Now, we are using medicine as a temporary measure to suppress his illness.
    (Cant.) 下haa5下haa5畀bei2人jan4撳gam6住zyu6嚟lai4打daa2都dou1唔m4係hai6辦baan6法faat3。
    (Eng.) We can't let people come and beat us up all the time.

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「撳 / 㩒」

Entry #2
Character、
Pronunciation:
  • 撳 am6
  • 㩒 am6
  • 揞 am6
Part of Speech: verb
Labels: Macao
Explanation:
the pronunciation of 撳 in Macau
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