掐 [－]

Jyutping nin2
Pinyin qiā

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    雙手​或者​多​隻​手指​夾住​一​嚿​嘢​，​向​佢​施加​壓力
    to sqeeze; to pinch; to twist with one's fingers; to apply pressure with one's hands
    • 佢捻爆咗個波。
      佢捻爆咗个波。
      keoi5 nin2 baau3 zo2 go3 bo1.
      He squeezed the balloon with his hands and burst it.
    • 喂啊，你唔好再捻我！
      喂啊，你唔好再捻我！
      wai3 aa3, nei5 m4 hou2 zoi3 nin2 ngo5.
      Hey, stop pinching me!
  2. 動詞
    扼​某人​條頸
    (see also 扼aak1) (of one's throat or neck) to strangle
    • 玩嗰陣唔好捻住人哋條頸啊！好危險㗎。
      玩𠮶阵唔好捻住人哋条颈啊！好危险㗎。
      waan2 go2 zan6 m4 hou2 nin2 zyu6 jan4 dei6 tiu4 geng2 aa3! hou2 ngai4 him2 gaa3.
      When you're playing, don't strangle the neck, it's really dangerous.
  3. 參看
    撚、捻

掐 [－]

Jyutping haap3
Pinyin qiā

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to pick (flowers)
  2. to pinch
  3. to nip
  4. to pinch off
  5. to clutch
  6. (slang) to fight
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to pick (flowers)/to pinch/to nip/to pinch off/to clutch/(slang) to fight/a pinch of, a quantifier/to choke
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    to pinch
  2. character
    to put out (a cigarette)
  3. character
    to strangle
  4. character
    to cut out (a video recording, so it will not be published, usually when shooting a movie or TV program)
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. hold
  2. gather with hand
  3. choke
  4. Cangjie Input
    QNHX
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #3228
  2. HSK3 七一九级汉字表 #711
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    放开我，你正在掐着我的脖子。
    放開我，你正在掐着我的脖子。
    fàng kāi wǒ ， nǐ zhèng zài qiā zhe wǒ de bó zi 。
    • Let me go, you're choking me.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    微软掐架索尼 游戏机既生瑜何生亮
    微軟掐架索尼 遊戲機既生瑜何生亮
    wēi ruǎn qiā jià suǒ ní ， yóu xì jī jì shēng yú hé shēng liàng
    • Microsoft dukes it out with Sony; Video game console makers bemoan the new contender