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Jyutping zaa3
Pinyin zhǎ

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. span (unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand)/to span (measure with one's hand)
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. grope, press, span
  2. Cangjie Input
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Jyutping zaa6
Pinyin zhǎ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. span (unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand)
  2. to span (measure with one's hand)
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (noun) 1. Handful (Unit of sand); 2. Group (unit of people); (verb) 1. Interrupt; 2. Stop
  2. to obstruct/to block/to interrupt/handful of, a quantifier/a group of, a quantifier
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 量詞
    一​啲​散​修修​或者​好細​粒​嘅​嘢​喺​埋​一​齊
    a bundle of; a handful of; a bulk of
    • 一拃沙
      一拃沙
      jat1 zaa6 saa1
      a handful of sand
    • 一拃雜物
      一拃杂物
      jat1 zaa6 zaap6 mat6
      a bulk of junk
  2. 動詞
    佔用​、​塞住​一​啲​位置​,​搞​到​其他​嘢​過唔​到​、​用​唔​到​嗰​啲​地方
    to block; to occupy
    • 拃住啲位
      拃住啲位
      to occupy the space
    • 你喺條路中心度拃著晒,其他人唔使行啦。
      你喺条路中心度拃著晒,其他人唔使行啦。
      You are blocking the road at its center, how can others pass by?
  3. 近義詞
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    Classifier for lengths in spans, or the width of an open hand from the end of the thumb to the end of the middle finger or little finger: span
  2. character
    to measure by handspans; to span
  3. character, Cantonese
    Classifier for people or objects: bunch; group
    • 一拃人
      一拃人
      jat1 zaa6 jan4
      a group of people
    • 我去执吓房里便嗰拃嘢。
      我去执吓房里便𠮶拃嘢。
      ngo5 heoi3 zap1 haa5 fong2 leoi5 bin6 go2 zaa6 je5.
      I will tidy up the [bunch of] things in the room.
  4. character, Cantonese
    Classifier for handfuls of something.
    • 一拃沙
      一拃沙
      jat1 zaa6 saa1
      a handful of sand
  5. character, Cantonese
    to block; to obstruct
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    你喺手机𠮶度一拨就睇到呢拃嘢。
    你喺手機嗰度一撥就睇到呢拃嘢。
    nei5 hai2 sau2 gei1 go2 dou6 jat1 but6 zau6 tai2 dou3 nei4 zaa6 je5 。
    • As soon as you swipe on your cell phone, you'll see this group of stuff.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    呢张书台好挜拃㖞,不如掉咗佢啦。
    呢張書枱好掗拃喎,不如掉咗佢啦。
    ni1 zoeng1 syu1 toi2 hou2 ngaa6 zaa6 wo3, bat1 jyu4 deu6 zo2 keoi5 laa1.
    • The desk occupies too much space. Why don't we throw it away?
  2. Cantonese
    件衫买大咗两个码,有啲挜拃。
    件衫買大咗兩個碼,有啲掗拃。
    gin6 saam1 maai5 daai6 zo2 loeng5 go3 maa5, jau5 di1 aa6 zaa6.
    • The shirt is two sizes too big. It looks a bit bulky.
  3. Cantonese
    我邻居为人好挜拃㗎,乜都要管,乜都投诉一餐。
    我鄰居為人好掗拃㗎,乜都要管,乜都投訴一餐。
    ngo5 leon4 geoi1 wai4 jan4 hou2 ngaa6 zaa6 gaa3, mat1 dou1 jiu3 gun2, mat1 dou1 tau4 sou3 jat1 caan1.
    • My neighbour is so overbearing. He likes to control everything, and complains about everything.
  4. Cantonese
    阿松攞到个奖学金之后就好手爽咁买咗成拃新家私。
    阿松攞到個獎學金之後就好手爽咁買咗成拃新傢俬。
    aa3 cung4 lo2 dou2 go3 zoeng2 hok6 gam1 zi1 hau6 zau6 hou2 sau2 song2 gam2 maai5 zo2 sing4 zaa6 san1 gaa1 si1.
    • A-chung, after getting the scholarship, got extravagant and bought a bunch of new furniture.
  5. Cantonese
    一拃沙
    一拃沙
    jat1 zaa6 saa1
    • a handful of sand
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    一拃沙
    一拃沙
    jat1 zaa6 saa1
    • a handful of sand
  2. Cantonese
    一拃人
    一拃人
    jat1 zaa6 jan4
    • a group of people
  3. Cantonese
    我去执吓房里便𠮶拃嘢。
    我去执吓房里便嗰拃嘢。
    ngo5 heoi3 zap1 haa5 fong2 leoi5 bin6 go2 zaa6 je5.
    • I will tidy up the [bunch of] things in the room.
  4. Cantonese
    火枪,系咪呀?系咪即系做细铜喉用银焊就唔需要系用呢个风煤樽咁挜拃? [Cantonese, trad.]火枪,系咪呀?系咪即系做细铜喉用银焊就唔需要系用呢个风煤樽咁挜拃?
    火槍,係咪呀?係咪即係做細銅喉用銀焊就唔需要係用呢個風煤樽咁掗拃? [Cantonese, trad.]火枪,系咪呀?系咪即系做细铜喉用银焊就唔需要系用呢个风煤樽咁挜拃?
    fo2 coeng1, hai6 mai6 aa3? hai6 mai6 zik1 hai6 zou6 sai3 tung4 hau4 jung6 ngan2 hon2 zau6 m4 seoi1 jiu3 hai6 jung6 ni1 go3 fung1 mui4 zeon1 gam3 ngaa6 zaa6?
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