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  gaap3 gap3   jyutping
  jia1 jia2   pinyin
[] gaap3 | [] jia1
[1] [v] press from both sides; be wedged between
[2] [n] clip; clamp; holder
[3] [v] mix; mingle; intersperse

[] gaap3 | [] jia2
[adj] double-layered; lined

[] gaap3 gap3 - Cantonese only (Note 1)
[1] [v] pool/work together (Note 2)
[2] [adv] forcibly; with coercion; with great effort (Note 3)
[3] [conj] and also; as well as | [] 而且

(Note 1) Jyutping gaap3 is colloquial pronunciation; gap3 is literary. They are almost interchangeable, with gaap3 much more popular.
(Note 2) The Mandarin equivalent is . Some Canto dictionaries actually use for this "pool together" meaning and pronounce as gaap3 instead of hap6.
(Note3): For the "forcibly" meaning, has a nasal-stop alternant in [gaam3]. They are completely interchangeable.
nounAdditional PoS: adjectiveverbadverbconjunction
Stroke count: 7
Level: 2
Radical: (#37)

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

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detail  gaap3 maai4   = collude; pool together
detail  gaap3 sam1 tong4*2   = bonbon
detail  gaap3 zi2  jia1 zi5 = a clip
detail  gaap3 zaap6  jia1 za2 = mix together (different substances); mingle together
detail  gaap6 kim4*2  jia1 qian2 = tongs, a clamp
detail  ji1 gaap3*2  yi1 jia1 = a clothes-peg; a clothespin
detail  gaap3 baan2  jia1 ban3 = boards for pressing things together; plywood
detail  gaap3 gung1   = converging attack; pincer attack
detail  gaap3 sam1   = with filling
detail  maan6 zi6 gaap3*2  wan4 zi4 jia1 = paper clip
See all 59 compounds (CantoDict reports 60 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 4 examples containing 夾
detail 乘務員剪票我們的車票
The train conductor punched our tickets.
detail 唔單只,講話重開
Not only does he asks peculiar questions, he says things that causes embarassment.
detail 我哋幾個夾手夾腳做完報告
We will be able to complete the report very soon with everyone's help and cooperation.
detail 你嘅另一半
How compatible are you and your partner?
[[Lit.] How compatible are you and your other half?]

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