擒 kam⁴ {qín}

to capture

擒青 kam⁴ ceng¹ {qín qīng}

(adjective) hurried; rushed; hasty

擒騎〔-骑〕 kam⁴ ke⁴ {qín qí}

to describe mischievous restless children who love climbing up and down

擒樹〔-树〕 kam⁴ syu⁶ {qín shù}

verb; climb the tree

擒獲〔-获〕 kam⁴ wok⁶ {qín huò}

1. to apprehend
2. to capture
3. to seize

擒擒青 kam⁴ kam⁴ cing¹ {qín qín qīng}

very urgent, cannot wait, in a hurry

擒上去 kam⁴ soeng⁵ heoi³ {qín shàng qu}

to climb up

擒人節〔--节〕 kam⁴ jan⁴ zit³ {Qín rén jié}

(jocularly) Valentine's Day, referring to the rising number of extramarrital affairs being discovered on that day

擒高擒低 kam⁴ gou¹ kam⁴ dai¹ {qín gāo qín dī}

to climb up and down

擒上擒落 kam⁴ soeng⁵ kam⁴ lok⁶ {qín shàng qín luò}

verb; climbing/ going up and down

擒賊擒王〔-贼--〕 kam⁴ caak⁶ kam⁴ wong⁴ {qín zéi qín wáng}

to defeat the enemy by capturing their chief (idiom)

擒賊先擒王〔-贼---〕 kam⁴ caak⁶ sin¹ kam⁴ wong⁴ {qín zéi xiān qín wáng}

in war one must first catch the leader of the enemy to win, this is a metaphor to say that one must grasp the key crux before embarking on something