捉 zuk¹ {zhuō}

1. to clutch
2. to grab
3. to capture

捉賊〔-贼〕 zuk¹ caak² {zhuō zéi}

To Catch a Thief

捉緊〔-紧〕 zuk¹ gan² {zhuō jǐn}

to hold on tightly

捉姣 zuk¹ haau⁴ {zhuō jiāo}

catch someone in the act of adultery (in flagrante delicto)

捉魚〔-鱼〕 zuk¹ jyu² {zhuō yú}

to catch fish

捉棋 zuk¹ kei² {zhuō qí}

(verb) to play chess

捉蟲〔-虫〕 zuk³ cung⁴ {zhuō chóng}

catching bugs; it means someone who does something not worthwhile and gets himself/ herself in trouble

捉弄 zuk¹ lung⁶ {zhuō nòng}

to tease

捉摸 zuk¹ mo² {zhuō mō}

1. to fathom
2. to make sense of
3. to grasp

捉拿 zuk¹ naa⁴ {zhuō ná}

1. to arrest
2. to catch a criminal

捉住 zuk¹ zyu⁶ {zhuō zhù}

1. to catch
2. to grapple with
3. to hold onto

捉捕 zuk³ bou⁶ {zhuō bǔ}

1. to arrest
2. to seize
3. to capture

捉取 zuk³ ceoi² {zhuō qǔ}

to capture

捉姦〔-奸〕 zuk³ gaan¹ {zhuō jiān}

to catch a couple in the act (adultery, illicit sexual relations)

捉獲〔-获〕 zuk³ wok⁶ {zhuō huò}

to capture

捉雞腳〔-鸡脚〕 zuk¹ gai¹ goek³ {zhuō jī jiǎo}

to catch somebody in an affair; to lie to, fool, cheat buyers

捉兒人〔-儿-〕 zuk¹ ji¹ jan¹ {zhuō r rén}

the game of hide-and-seek game

捉伊人 zuk¹ ji¹ jan⁴ {zhuō yī rén}

hide-and-seek (spoken)

捉用神 zuk¹ jung⁶ san⁴ {zhuō yòng shén}

guessing of one's mind (spoken)

捉痛腳〔--脚〕 zuk¹ tung³ goek³ {zhuō tòng jiǎo}

reveal one's scandal; target one's weakness (spoken)

捉字虱 zuk¹ zi⁶ sat¹ {zhuō zì shī}

spelling or grammar policing (spoken)

捉字蝨〔--虱〕 zuk¹ zi⁶ sat¹ {zhuō zì shī}

verb; play with the words. It refers to harshly looking for the mistakes of others, of the words / language used which may be inaccurate, ambiguous or omissions of words; making it difficult for the other person.

捉匿匿 zuk³ nik¹ nik¹ {zhuō nì nì}

hide and seek

捉迷藏 zuk¹ mai⁴ cong⁴ {zhuō mí cáng}

to play hide-and-seek

捉捕器 zuk³ bou⁶ hei³ {zhuō bǔ qì}

trap (for animals etc)

捉錯用神〔-错--〕 zuk¹ co³ jung⁶ san⁴ {zhuō cuò yòng shén}

to misunderstand someone's purpose or intentions (e.g. in a romantic situation)

捉人痛腳〔---脚〕 zuk¹ jan⁴ tung³ goek³ {zhuō rén tòng jiǎo}

to seize on someone's weak points and use it against them; to exploit someone's shortcomings

捉黃腳雞〔-黄脚鸡〕 zuk¹ wong⁴ goek³ gai¹ {zhuō huáng jiǎo jī}

to catch the people who are having an extramarital affair red-handed

捉襟見肘〔--见-〕 zuk¹ kam¹ gin³ zau² {zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu}

1. lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom)
2. strapped for cash
3. unable to make ends meet

捉拿歸案〔--归-〕 zuk³ naa⁴ gwai¹ on³ {zhuō ná guī àn}

to bring to justice

捉蟲入屎忽〔-虫---〕 zuk¹ cung⁴ jap⁶ si² fat¹ {zhuō chóng rù shǐ hū}

verb; literally: put the bug into the ass, it means ask for trouble; make trouble for oneself, mess up at the end

捉蟲入屎窟〔-虫---〕 zuk¹ cung⁴ jap⁶ si² fat¹ {zhuō chóng rù shǐ kū}

verb; it means ask for trouble; make trouble for oneself, mess up at the end

捉到鹿唔識脫角〔----识脱-〕 zuk¹ dou² luk⁶ m⁴ sik¹ tyut³ gok³ {zhuō dào lù ḿ shí tuō jiǎo}

unable to fully exploit a good opportunity