掹 (mang1 mang3 | meng2) : to pull; to run away

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掹

mang1 mang3

meng2

[mang1] to pull, pull out, pull up; to hold | [華]: 拔 ; 拉 ; 揪
[mang3] to run away; to flee

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Stroke count: 11

Level: 2

Radical: 扌 (#64)

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

掹

This word has been viewed 10595 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Steph_fr on 12th Aug 2007 05:52 and last edited on 21st Jan 2014 03:43

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掹牙 mang1 ngaa4 = extract a tooth 粵

皺掹掹 caau4 mang1 mang1 = creased; wrinkled; crumpled 粵

掹出來 mang1 ceot1 lei4 = to plug out 粵

掹出 mang1 ceot1 = to pull sth (from pockets, boxes, etc) 粵

掹甩 mang1 lat1 = to pull sth (from pockets, boxes, etc) 粵

掹住 mang1 zyu6 = to pull; to keep pulling 粵

掹實 mang1 sat6 = to pull tight 粵

掹草 mang1 cou2 = pull out the grass 粵

掹開 mang1 hoi1 = to pull open 粵

掹槍 mang1 coeng1 meng2 qiang1 = pull the trigger of a gun; to fire a gun 粵
See all 11 compounds (CantoDict reports 12 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 2 examples containing 掹

鉗實眼釘掹出嚟粵
Grip the nail tight and pull it out.
[眼 is the classifier for 釘 (nail).]

掹拫條繩嚟但又唔好剒斷佢粵
Pull the string taut but do not yank till it snaps.

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