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，你捻到我紅晒喇，衰人！
      喂啊，你捻到我红晒喇，衰人！
      wai3 aa3, nei5 nin2 dou3 ngo5 hung4 saai3 laa3, seoi1 jan4!
  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。
      玩嗰阵唔好捻住人哋条颈啊！好危险㗎。
      waan2 go2 zan6 m4 hou2 nin2 zyu6 jan 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 (Unihan)
  1. hold
  2. gather with hand
  3. choke
  4. Cangjie Input
    QNHX
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    放开我，你正在掐着我的脖子。
    放開我，你正在掐著我的脖子。
    fàng kāi wǒ ， nǐ zhèng zài qiā zhù wǒ de bó zi 。
    • Let me go, you're choking me.