捉 (zuk1 zuk3 | zhuo1) : grasp; catch

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捉

zuk1 zuk3

zhuo1

[1] grasp; seize hold of; clutch
[2] catch; capture; apprehend; arrest

zuk1 is usually the standard pronunciation while zuk3 is the variant.

Stroke count: 10

Level: 2

Radical: 扌 (#64)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

捉

This word has been viewed 9826 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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捉弄 zuk1 lung6 zhuo1 nong4 = to tease; to make fun of 國

捉蟲入屎窟 zuk1 cung4 jap6 si2 fat1 = to bring trouble to oneself 粵

捕捉 bou6 zuk1 bu3 zhuo1 = to catch

捉住 zuk1 zyu6 = nab; nobble; seize

捉伊人 zuk1 ji1 jan4*1 = hide and seek; [國]捉迷藏粵

捉迷藏 zuk1 mai4 cong4 zhuo1 mi2 cang2 = hide and seek; [粵]捉伊人

捉圍棋 zuk1 wai4 kei4*2 zhuo1 wei2 qi2 = play Go (a board game)

捉兒人 zuk1 ji4*1 jan4*1 = hide and seek 粵

捉姦 zuk1 gaan1 = catch an affair

捉鬼 zuk1 gwai2 zhuo1 gui3 = to catch ghosts or vampires

捉棋 zuk1 kei4*2 = play chess or Go 粵

捉象棋 zuk1 zoeng6 kei4*2 = play Chinese chess 粵

官兵捉強盜 gun1 bing1 zuk3 koeng4 dou6 = cops and robbers

捉蟲 zuk1 cung4 zhuo1 chong2 = catch bugs; cause oneself unnecessary trouble

捉拿 zuk1 naa4 zhuo1 na2 = to seize; arrest; apprehend

捉到鹿唔識脫角 zuk1 dou3*2 luk6 m4 sik1 tyut3 gok3 zhuo1 dao4 lu4 wu2 shi2 (PRC) shi4 (TW) tuo1 jiao3 = to have a good opportunity but not know to grasp hold of it 粵

捉字虱 zuk1 zi6 sat1 zhuo1 zi4 shi1 = to be picky with words; put too much stress on wording or find fault with the choice of words 粵

捉魚 zuk1 jyu4*2 zhuo1 yu2 = to fish 粵

捉摸 zuk1 mo2 zhuo1 mo1 = predict

捉人痛腳 zuk1 jan4 tung3 goek3 zhuo1 ren2 tong4 jiao3 = get something on someone 粵

捉黃腳雞 zuk1 wong4 goek3 gai1 zhuo1 huang2 jiao3 ji1 = to catch a sexual offender red handed 粵

捉錯用神 zuk1 co3 jung6 san4 zhuo1 cuo4 yong4 shen2 = to misunderstand someone's intention 粵

捉用神 zuk1 jung6 san4 zhuo1 yong4 shen2 = try to figure out someone's meaning or intention 粵

捉匿匿 zuk1 nei1 nei1 zhuo1 ni4 ni4 = hide and go seek 粵

捉姣 zuk1 haau4 zhuo1 jiao1 = catch somebody in an affair 粵

捉賊 zuk1 caak6*2 zhuo1 zei2 = catch a thief

捕風捉影 bou6 fung1 zuk1 jing2 bu3 feng1 zhuo1 ying3 = pursue shadows; make accusations that are groundless

捉鬼者 zuk1 gwai2 ze2 zhuo1 gui3 zhe3 = ghosts or vampires hunter , ghostbuster

捉襟見肘 zuk1 kam1 gin3 zaau2 zhuo1 jin1 jian4 zhou3 = in dire straits

Showing all 4 examples containing 捉

我捉到你出千！粵
I caught your cheating!

捉棋嘅時候最憎人係度依牙鬆槓粵
It irritates me when people around me are giving all sorts of comments while I am playing chess.

唔知喺大陸被捉通姦會唔會打靶嘅呵粵
I wonder if one would be shot dead if one is caught committing adultery in mainland China.

近來傳出啲流言蜚語，話老闆畀人捉黃腳雞粵
Recently there has been all these slanderous tales about the boss being blackmailed for having some extra-marital affair.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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