夾〔夹〕 gaap³ {jiā}

(Cantonese) 1. to match 2. compatible; matching 3. not only, but also 4. to pick food up by chopsticks

夾〔夹〕 {jiá}

1. to press from either side
2. to place in between
3. to sandwich
4. to carry sth under armpit
5. wedged between
6. between
7. to intersperse
8. to mix
9. to mingle
10. clip
11. folder
12. Taiwan pr. [jia2]

裌〔夹〕 {jiá}

1. to press from either side
2. to place in between
3. to sandwich
4. to carry sth under armpit
5. wedged between
6. between
7. to intersperse
8. to mix
9. to mingle
10. clip
11. folder
12. Taiwan pr. [jia2]

裌〔夹〕 {jiá}

1. double-layered
2. lined (garment)

夾〔夹〕 gaap³ {jiā}

1. to press from either side
2. to place in between
3. to sandwich
4. to carry sth under armpit
5. wedged between
6. between
7. to intersperse
8. to mix
9. to mingle
10. clip
11. folder
12. Taiwan pr. [jia2]

夾〔夹〕 gaap³ {jiá}

1. double-layered
2. lined (garment)

夾〔夹〕 gaap³ {jià}

Taiwan pr. used in 夾生 and 夾竹桃

夾錢〔夹钱〕 gaap³ cin⁴ {jiā qián}

chip in

夾份〔夹-〕 gaap³ fan² {jiā fèn}

to share the expenses for something; to partner up / chip in to do something together (such as setting up a business)

夾計〔夹计〕 gaap³ gai³ {jiā jì}

to conspire, plot together

夾埋〔夹-〕 gaap³ maai⁴ {jiā mái}

together with; along with (spoken)

夾萬〔夹万〕 gaap³ maan⁶ {jiā wàn}

(noun) a safe box

夾衲〔夹-〕 gaap³ naap⁶ {jiā nà}

jacket

夾硬〔夹-〕 gaap³ ngaang² {jiā yìng}

(adverb) forcibly

挾餸〔夹-〕 gaap³ sung³ {jiā sòng}

to pick up the food with chopsticks

夾屋〔夹-〕 gaap³ uk¹ {jiā wū}

Sandwich Class Housing Scheme

挾腳〔夹脚〕 gep⁶ goek³ {jiā jiǎo}

shoes are too small for the feet; to squeeze the toes

夾腳〔夹脚〕 gip⁶ goek³ {jiā jiǎo}

shoes that are too tight which digs into one's foot

夾克〔夹-〕 {jiákè}

1. jacket (loanword)
2. also pr. [jia2 ke4]

夾生〔夹-〕 {jiàsheng}

1. half-cooked
2. (fig.) not completely done, solved, developed etc
3. Taiwan pr. [jia4 sheng5]

夾板〔夹-〕 gaap³ baan² {jiā bǎn}

1. splint
2. clamp
3. vise (as torture instrument)

夾層〔夹层〕 gaap³ cang⁴ {jiā céng}

1. interval between two layers
2. double-layered
3. mezzanine

夾持〔夹-〕 gaap³ ci⁴ {jiā chí}

1. to clamp
2. tongs

夾帶〔夹带〕 gaap³ daai³ {jiā dài}

1. to carry within it
2. to be mixed in
3. to slip sth in
4. to intersperse
5. (hydrology etc) to entrain
6. to smuggle
7. notes smuggled into an exam

夾當〔夹当〕 gaap³ dong¹ {jiā dāng}

1. crucial moment
2. critical time

夾道〔夹-〕 gaap³ dou⁶ {jiā dào}

1. a narrow street (lined with walls)
2. to line the street

夾縫〔夹缝〕 gaap³ fung⁴ {jiā fèng}

1. crack
2. crevice

夾緊〔夹紧〕 gaap³ gan² {jiā jǐn}

1. to clamp
2. to grip

夾具〔夹-〕 gaap³ geoi⁶ {jiā jù}

1. clamp
2. fixture (machining)

夾擊〔夹击〕 gaap³ gik¹ {jiā jī}

1. pincer attack
2. attack from two or more sides
3. converging attack
4. attack on a flank
5. fork in chess, with one piece making two attacks

夾角〔夹-〕 gaap³ gok³ {jiā jiǎo}

angle (between two intersecting lines)

夾江〔夹-〕 gaap³ gong¹ {Jiā jiāng}

Jiajiang county in Leshan 樂山, Sichuan

夾攻〔夹-〕 gaap³ gung¹ {jiā gōng}

1. attack from two sides
2. pincer movement
3. converging attack
4. attack on a flank
5. fork in chess, with one piece making two attacks

夾棍〔夹-〕 gaap³ gwan³ {jiā gùn}

leg vise (torture instrument)

夾餡〔夹馅〕 gaap³ haam² {jiā xiàn}

1. stuffed (of food)
2. with filling

夾克〔夹-〕 gaap³ hak¹ {jiā kè}

1. jacket (loanword)
2. also pr. [jia2 ke4]

夾鉗〔夹钳〕 gaap³ kim⁴ {jiā qián}

tongs

夾襖〔夹袄〕 gaap³ ou² {jiá ǎo}

1. lined jacket
2. double layered jacket
3. CL: 件

夾批〔夹-〕 gaap³ pai¹ {jiā pī}

critical annotations between the lines

夾盤〔夹盘〕 gaap³ pun⁴ {jiā pán}

chuck (for a drill etc)

夾生〔夹-〕 gaap³ saang¹ {jiā shēng}

1. half-cooked
2. (fig.) not completely done, solved, developed etc
3. Taiwan pr. [jia4 sheng5]

夾心〔夹-〕 gaap³ sam¹ {jiā xīn}

1. to fill with stuffing (e.g. in cooking)
2. stuffed

夾雜〔夹杂〕 gaap³ zaap⁶ {jiā zá}

1. to mix together (disparate substances)
2. to mingle
3. a mix
4. to be tangled up with

夾子〔夹-〕 gaap³ zi² {jiā zi}

1. clip
2. clamp
3. tongs
4. folder
5. wallet

夾斷〔夹断〕 gep⁶ tyun⁵ {jiā duàn}

1. to nip (i.e. cut short)
2. to pinch off

夾口供〔夹--〕 gaap³ hau² gung¹ {jiā kǒu gòng}

to compose the confession/ testimony with someone, to make sure two people both say the same things

夾心餅〔夹-饼〕 gaap³ sam¹ beng² {jiā xīn bǐng}

1. sandwich cookie 2. being squashed in the midst of trouble or crowd

夾心人〔夹--〕 gaap³ sam¹ jan⁴ {jiā xīn rén}

noun; one who's sandwiched between two opposing parties

夾肢窩〔夹-窝〕 {gēzhiwō}

1. armpit
2. also pr. [ge1 zhi5 wo1]

夾生飯〔夹-饭〕 {jiàshengfàn}

1. half cooked rice
2. (fig.) half-finished job that is difficult to complete because it was not done properly in the first instance
3. Taiwan pr. [jia4 sheng5 fan4]

夾竹桃〔夹--〕 {jiàzhútáo}

1. oleander (Nerium indicum)
2. Taiwan pr. [jia4 zhu2 tao2]

夾板氣〔夹-气〕 gaap³ baan² hei³ {jiā bǎn qì}

criticized by both sides

夾江縣〔夹-县〕 gaap³ gong¹ jyun⁶ {Jiā jiāng xiàn}

Jiajiang county in Leshan 樂山, Sichuan

夾尾巴〔夹--〕 gaap³ mei⁵ baa¹ {jiā wěi ba}

to have one's tail between one's legs

夾山寺〔夹--〕 gaap³ saan¹ zi⁶ {Jiā shān sì}

Jiashan Temple, Buddhist temple in Shimen 石门, Changde 常德, Hunan, the purported final home and burial place of late Ming peasant rebel leader Li Zicheng 李自成

夾生飯〔夹-饭〕 gaap³ saang¹ faan⁶ {jiā shēng fàn}

1. half cooked rice
2. (fig.) half-finished job that is difficult to complete because it was not done properly in the first instance
3. Taiwan pr. [jia4 sheng5 fan4]

夾塞兒〔夹-儿〕 gaap³ sak¹ ji⁴ {jiā sāi r}

1. to cut into a line
2. queue-jumping

夾肢窩〔夹-窝〕 gaap³ zi¹ wo¹ {gā zhi wō}

1. armpit
2. also pr. [ge1 zhi5 wo1]

夾竹桃〔夹--〕 gaap³ zuk¹ tou⁴ {jiā zhú táo}

1. oleander (Nerium indicum)
2. Taiwan pr. [jia4 zhu2 tao2]

夾娃娃〔夹--〕 gep⁶ waa¹ waa¹ {jiā wá wa}

(coll.) to induce an abortion (Tw)

夾心階層〔夹-阶层〕 gaap³ sam¹ gaai¹ cang⁴ {jiā xīn jiē céng}

noun; sandwich class, refers to middle class in Hong Kong

夾手夾腳〔夹-夹脚〕 gaap³ sau² gaap³ goek³ {jiā shǒu jiā jiǎo}

cooperating in order to accomplish something; to work hand-in-hand

夾七夾八〔夹-夹-〕 gaap³ cat¹ gaap³ baat³ {jiā qī jiā bā}

1. completely mixed up
2. in a muddle

夾道歡迎〔夹-欢-〕 gaap³ dou⁶ fun¹ jing⁴ {jiā dào huān yíng}

to line the streets in welcome

夾起尾巴〔夹---〕 gaap³ hei² mei⁵ baa¹ {jiā qǐ wěi ba}

1. to tuck one's tail between one's legs
2. fig. to back down
3. in a humiliating situation

夾腳拖鞋〔夹脚--〕 gep⁶ goek³ to¹ haai² {jiá jiǎo tuō xié}

flip-flops

夾山國家森林公園〔夹-国----园〕 gaap³ saan¹ gwok³ gaa¹ sam¹ lam⁴ gung¹ jyun² {Jiā shān Guó jiā Sēn lín Gōng yuán}

Jiashan National Forest Park in Shimen 石門, Changde 常德, Hunan