勒 (lak6 laak6 | lei1 le4 ) : tighten; rein in; force; command; carve

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勒

lak6 laak6

lei1 le4

(jyutping) lak6, (pinyin) lei1
tighten; strap/tie sth tight; strangle

(jyutping) lak6, (pinyin) le4
[1] rein in; halt (the horse)
[2] force; coerce; compel
[3] command; lead; control
[4] carve; engrave; inscribe
[5] bridle; headstall; halter

Jyutping lak6 is the more widely-used literary pronunciation while laak6 is the colloquial counterpart. These two pronunciations are mostly interchangeable.

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Stroke count: 10

Level: 3

Radical: 力 (#19)

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

勒

This word has been viewed 6920 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 19th Sep 2010 05:18

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勒索 lak6 sok3 le4 suo3 = [1] to blackmail; [2] to extort; extortion

被勒死 bei6 lak6 sei2 bi4 lei1 si3 = to be strangled

勒死 lak6 sei2 lei1 si3 = to strangle; to strangle; stranglulate; strangulation

馬勒 maa5 lak6 ma3 le4 = a rein, reins

黑古勒特 hak1 gu2 lak6 dak6 = dark complexion 粵

勒住 lak6 zyu6 = strangle; tighten sb/sth 粵

羅勒 lo4 lak6 luo2 le4 = basil

懸崖勒馬 jyun4 ngaai4 laak6 maa5 xuan2 ya2 le4 ma3 = to act in the nick of time before it is too late;

勒緊褲頭 lak6 gan2 fu3 tau4 le4 jin3 ku4 tou2 = take austerity measures; cut down on spending to save money

巴勒斯坦 baa1 lak6 si1 taan2 ba1 le4 si1 tan3 = Palestine
See all 24 compounds (CantoDict reports 27 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 1 example containing 勒

綁匪懾於法律威嚴及時懸崖勒馬，算他們聰明。
The kidnappers, being fearful of the strict laws, were clever to pull back and stop before it became too late.

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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