叉 [－]

Jyutping caa1
Pinyin chǎ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to diverge
  2. to open (as legs)

叉 [－]

Jyutping caa1
Pinyin chá

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to cross
  2. be stuck

叉 [－]

Jyutping caa1
Pinyin chā

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. fork
  2. pitchfork
  3. prong
  4. pick
  5. cross
  6. intersect
  7. "X"
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (verb) 1. skewer; 2. stab; (verb) to choke someone's neck with hand
  2. fork/pitchfork/prong/pick/cross/intersect/"X"/to cross arms/to pierce/to stab/to pick up with a fork/to play mahjong/to branch out/to be stuck/trousers
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 量詞、俚語
    千蚊​；​前面​配數​詞一至​到​九​，​或者​半
    thousand dollars; preceded by numerals 1-9 or 半bun3 (a half)
    • 半叉
      半叉
      $500
    • 叉半 / 一叉半
      叉半 / 一叉半
      yue:叉半 / 一叉半
      $1500
    • 成叉嘢
      成叉嘢
      nearly $1000
    • 五叉
      五叉
      $5000
  2. 近義詞
    撇
  3. 參看
    猜
  4. 語素
    叉燒
    short form of 叉燒,i.e. Cantonese style roast pork
    • 肥叉
      肥叉
      fei4 caa1
      fatty cha-siu
    • 瘦叉
      瘦叉
      sau3 caa1
      lean cha-siu
    • 腍叉
      腍叉
      nam4 caa1
      tender cha-siu
    • 叉蛋飯
      叉蛋饭
      caa1 daan2 faan6
      cha-siu and egg rice
    • 叉鵝瀨
      叉鹅濑
      caa1 ngo4 laai5
      cha-siu and goose lai-fun
  5. 名詞、粗俗
    符號​☓​，​用​嚟​代替​粗口​等​敏感​字​，​尤其​係​代替​「​春​」​、​「​撚​」​等等​。
    a substitute for foul language, especially nouns like "春","撚",etc.
    • 冇叉用
      冇叉用
      mou5 caa1 jung6
      f**king useless
    • 你搞乜叉嘢？
      你搞乜叉嘢？
      nei5 gaau2 mat1 caa1 je5?
      What the f are you doing?
  6. 名詞
    餐具​嘅​一​種​，​通常​係​金屬​、​木​或者​膠造​，​有​一支​柄​，​柄​嘅​一​邊​扁​同​闊​，​有​一排​尖齒​，​可用​嚟​拮住​啲​嘢​食​（​量​詞​：​支​）
    (of cutleries) fork
    • 刀叉
      刀叉
      dou1 caa1
      knife and fork
  7. 名詞
    有​分歧​嘅​，​突晒出​嚟​指住​唔​同方向
    to splinter; to split up in different directions
    • 頭髮開叉
      头发开叉
      tau4 faat3 hoi1 caa1
      hair split ends
    • 向前一直行，見到條路叉開咗嗰度轉右。
      向前一直行，见到条路叉开咗𠮶度转右。
      hoeng3 cin4 jat1 zik6 haang4, gin3 dou2 tiu4 lou6 caa1 hoi1 zo2 go2 dou6 zyun3 jau6.
      Go straight ahead until you see the road fork and then turn right.
  8. 動詞
    用叉​（​餐具​）​拮起​一​啲​嘢
    to pick something up with a fork
    • 叉一隻雞翼
      叉一只鸡翼
      caa1 jat1 zek3 gai1 jik6
      to pick up a chicken wing with a fork
  9. 動詞
    即​係​充電​，​當電​池​嘅​電​唔​夠​時​，​就要​將電源​同電池​駁​埋​一齊​，​令到​電池​有電​可用​。​因為​英文字​「​charge​」​嘅​發​音​同​「​叉​」​嘅​發​音​類​似​，​所以​啲​人​叫​充電​做​「​叉電​」​，​有​時會​節縮​為​「​叉​」
    (of batteries or electronic devices) to charge; to recharge
    • 唔該幫我拎我部電話去叉吖。
      唔该帮我拎我部电话去叉吖。
      m4 goi1 bong1 ngo5 ling1 ngo5 bou6 din6 waa2 heoi3 caa1 aa1.
      Can you do me a favour and recharge my mobile phone, please?
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    Phonetic reading of × when used to replace offensive characters.
    • 傻×
      傻×
      shǎ chā
      stupid [censored]
  2. character, Xiang, of ducks and geese
    to eat
  3. character
    to use a fork; to pick up with a fork
  4. character
    fork (pronged tool, including the eating utensil)
  5. character
    cross; X
    • 錯的答案打叉。
      错的答案打叉。
      cuò de dá àn dǎ chā ．
      Put a cross for the wrong answer.
  6. character, Wu
    to play (mahjong)
  7. character, Taiwanese-Hokkien, Xiamen, Zhangzhou
    to speak rudely
  8. character, Cantonese, euphemistic
    A generic intensifier which can be substituted for any profane intensifier.
    • 冇叉用
      冇叉用
      mou5 caa1 jung6
      f**king useless
  9. character, Wu
    to pick up food with chopsticks
  10. character, Taiwanese-Hokkien, Xiamen, Zhangzhou
    to pinch
  11. character
    to cross; to intersect; to interlace
  12. character, Mandarin, Northeastern
    to block up; to jam
  13. character, Wu
    to push something away; to move something away
  14. character
    to spread; to open; to fork; to separate
  15. character, Cantonese
    to charge; to recharge
    • 帮我拎个手机去叉吖。
      帮我拎个手机去叉吖。
      bong1 ngo5 ling1 go3 sau2 gei1 heoi3 caa1 aa1.
      X
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. crotch
  2. fork, prong
  3. Cangjie Input
    EI
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 叉子
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 五级词汇表 #81
  2. HSK3 五级汉字表 #20
  3. HSK3 高等手写字表 #34
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我们用筷子，不用刀叉。
    我們用筷子，不用刀叉。
    wǒ men yòng kuài zi ， bù yòng dāo chā 。
    • We use chopsticks in place of knives and forks.
  2. Mandarin
    请给我们两把刀和四把叉。
    請給我們兩把刀和四把叉。
    qǐng gěi wǒ men liǎng bǎ dāo hé sì bǎ chā 。
    • Give us two knives and four forks, please.
  3. Mandarin
    少一把叉子。
    少一把叉子。
    shǎo yī bǎ chā zi 。
    • There is a fork missing.
    • One fork is missing.
    • A fork is missing.
  4. Mandarin
    一个警察叉着手看着。
    一個警察叉着手看着。
    yí gè jǐng chá chā zhuó shǒu kàn zhe 。
    • A policeman was watching it, with his arms crossed.
  5. Mandarin
    叉子不见了。
    叉子不見了。
    chā zi bù jiàn le 。
    • There is a fork missing.
    • The fork is missing.
    • The fork's gone.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    唔该你叉咗啲俾咗钱嘅人嘅名吖。
    唔該你叉咗啲俾咗錢嘅人嘅名吖。
    m4 goi1 nei5 caa1 zo2 di1 bei2 zo2 cin2 ge3 jan4 ge3 ming4 aa1 。
    • Cross off the names of the people who have paid their dues.
  2. Cantonese
    唔该俾两把刀同埋四支叉我哋吖。
    唔該俾兩把刀同埋四支叉我哋吖。
    m4 goi1 bei2 loeng5 baa2 dou1 tung4 maai4 sei3 zi1 caa1 ngo5 dei2 aa1 。
    • Give us two knives and four forks, please.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    交叉
    交叉
    kaau1 caa1
    • to cross
  2. Cantonese
    用刀叉食人肉
    用刀叉食人肉
    jung6 dou1 caa1 sik6 jan4 juk6
    • to eat human flesh with knife and fork
  3. Cantonese
    半肥瘦叉烧
    半肥瘦叉燒
    • half-fat half-lean cha siu
  4. Cantonese
    近年通胀好劲，一碟叉烧饭由三十蚊加到五十蚊。
    近年通脹好勁，一碟叉燒飯由三十蚊加到五十蚊。
    gan6 nin4 tung1 zoeng3 hou2 ging6, jat1 dip6 caa1 siu1 faan6 jau4 saam1 sap6 man1 gaa1 dou3 ng5 sap6 man1
    • Inflation is high in recent years. A dish of cha-siu rice went from $30 to $50.
  5. Cantonese
    你有老公，就唔好叉只脚埋嚟啦。
    你有老公，就唔好叉隻腳埋嚟啦。
    nei5 jau5 lou5 gung1, zau6 m4 hou2 caa1 zek3 goek3 maai4 lai4 laa1.
    • You're married with a husband. Don't interfere in our relationship.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    冇叉用
    冇叉用
    mou5 caa1 jung6
    • bleeping useless
  2. Mandarin
    错的答案打叉。
    錯的答案打叉。
    cuò de dá àn dǎ chā ．
    • Put a cross for the wrong answer.
  3. Cantonese
    帮我拎个手机去叉吖。
    帮我拎个手机去叉吖。
    bong1 ngo5 ling1 go3 sau2 gei1 heoi3 caa1 aa1.
    • X
  4. Cantonese
    嚟多一碗叉烧饭。
    嚟多一碗叉烧饭。
    lai4 do1 jat1 wun2 caa1 siu1 faan6.
    • Bring me another bowl of rice with barbecue pork.
  5. Cantonese
    斩叉烧、斩鸡
    斬叉燒、斬雞
    zaam2 caa1 siu1, zaam2 gai1
    • to cut char siu; to cut chicken
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    老师叉起条腰教我哋做运动(??)
    老師叉起條腰教我哋做運動(??)