插 (caap3 | cha1) : insert; interpose; stab

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插

caap3

cha1

[1] insert; stick into; plug in [2] interpose; intersperse; cut in [3] [粵] stab with knife, etc

nasal-stop alternant: 㔆 [caam5]

Stroke count: 12

Level: 3

Radical: 扌 (#64)

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

插

This word has been viewed 9310 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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插秧 caap3 joeng1 cha1 yang1 = to transplant rice seedlings

插嘴 caap3 zeoi2 cha1 zui3 = butt in

插座 caap3 zo6 cha1 zuo4 = socket

插頭 caap3 tau4 cha1 tou2 = plug; jack

插蘇 caap3 sou1 = electrical socket; electrical plug 粵

插入 caap3 jap6 cha1 ru4 = to insert; to stick in; to thrust in; to shove in

插手 caap3 sau2 = butt in; get into the act; hand; have a hand in; meddle in; take part; wade in

插圖 caap3 tou4 = illustration

插花 caap3 faa1 = flower arrangement

加插 gaa1 caap3 = insert

安插 on1 caap3 = insert

插檔 caap3 dong3 cha1 dang4 = to jump queue; to cut in line

插隊 caap3 deoi6*2 cha1 dui4 = to jump queue; to cut in line

插銷 caap3 siu1 cha1 xiao1 = to bolt/plug

插言 caap3 jin4 cha1 yan2 = to chip in; to interpose a remark

插腳 caap3 goek3 cha1 jiao3 = to participate; to put one's foot in

插翅難飛 caap3 ci3 naan4 fei1 cha1 chi4 nan2 fei1 = to be unable to escape even if given wings 國

插管法 caap3 gun2 faat3 cha1 guan3 fa3 = intubation

插管 caap3 gun2 cha1 guan3 = to intubate

插秧機 caap3 joeng1 gei1 cha1 yang1 ji1 = a rice transplanter

插曲 caap3 kuk1 cha1 qu3 = episode; interlude

插戴 caap3 daai3 cha1 dai4 = a woman's head ornament

插床 caap3 cong4 cha1 chuang2 = a slotting machine; a slotter

插圖本 caap3 tou4 bun2 cha1 tu2 ben3 = an illustrated edition

插圖作者 caap3 tou4 zok3 ze2 cha1 tu2 zuo4 zhe3 = an illustrator

插口 caap3 hau2 cha1 kou3 = a socket; to interrupt a conversation

插刀 caap3 dou1 cha1 dao1 = a slotting tool

插入語 caap3 jap6 jyu5 cha1 ru4 yu3 = parenthesis, bracket

插入因子 caap3 jap6 jan1 zi2 cha1 ru4 yin1 zi3 = insertion element

插件 caap3 gin6 cha1 jian4 = plug-in

電插座 din6 caap3 zo6 dian4 cha1 zuo4 = electric sockets

插入去 caap3 jap6 heoi3 = to plug in; to insert in 粵

插入紙 caap3 jap6 zi2 = insertion paper, interleave

插翼難飛 caap3 jik6 naan4 fei1 cha1 yi4 nan2 fei1 = to be unable to escape even if given wings 粵

插燒仔 caap3 siu1 zai2 = bastard child

插針 caap3 zam1 cha1 zhen1 = a contact pin; needling (form of torture/execution)

插尖 caap3 zim1 = to cut in line 粵

形象插水 jing4 zoeng6 caap3 seoi2 xing2 xiang4 cha1 shui3 = for one's image to hit the rocks (hit rock bottom) 粵

兩脅插刀 loeng5 hip3 caap3 dou1 liang3 xie2 cha1 dao1 = to risk one's life for a friend; to sustain two knife wounds for a friend

七扶八插 cat1 fu4 baat3 caap3 qi1 fu2 ba1 cha1 = a bunch of people get together to help someone; a concerted effort to assit sb. 粵

萬能插蘇 maan6 nang4 caap3 sou1 = universal adaptor 粵

插旗 caap3 kei4 cha1 qi2 = to plant a flag, to claim territory

穿插 cyun1 caap3 chuan1 cha1 = insert; alternate

插水 caap3 seoi2 = dive into water 粵

兩肋插刀 loeng5 lak6 caap3 dou1 liang3 lei4 cha1 dao1 = knifes piercing both sides

無心插柳柳成蔭 mou4 sam1 caap3 lau5 lau5 sing4 jam3 wu2 xin4 cha1 liu3 liu3 cheng2 yin4 = reap unexpected results from an unintentional action

有意栽花花不發，無心插柳柳成蔭 jau5 ji3 zoi1 faa1 faa1 bat1 faat3 mou4 sam1 caap3 lau5 lau5 sing4 jam3 you3 yi4 zai1 hua1 hua1 bu4 fa1 wu2 xin1 cha1 liu3 liu3 cheng2 yin4 = what one intentionally does ends fruitless; but what one unintentionally does ends up producing suprising results

Showing all 3 examples containing 插

你千祈唔好插手粵
You must not, by any means, interfere.
[Lit. you 1000-exhortations don't insert-hand [i.e. put it where it doesn't belong.]]

佢用把刀插入個員工粵
He used a knife to stab the worker.
[lit. he use [counter] knife enter-in [counter] worker. Std. Chinese: 他用一把利刀刺入一位員工]

一做錯少少嘢就俾佢插, 唔乞人憎就奇! 粵
He chews you out for every small mistake you make, it's no wonder he's so unpopular!

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