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Jyutping caap3 kuk1
Pinyin chā qǔ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. music played during a movie, play etc
  2. incidental music
  3. music played in a theatrical interlude
  4. (fig.) incident
  5. episode
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    加​插​喺​影​視​節​目​、​廣播劇​、​舞台​戲劇​中​間​嘅​歌曲​(​量​詞​:​首​)
    interlude; songs in films, dramas or animations
    • 呢齣話劇安排咗好多小插曲。
      呢出话剧安排咗好多小插曲。
      ni1 ceot1 waa2 kek6 on1 paai4 zo2 hou2 do1 siu2 caap3 kuk1.
      A lot of interludes are put in this play.
  2. 名詞
    一​啲​阻滯​,​令​一件​事​唔​可以​順暢​發​生​嘅​事故​(​量​詞​:​段​)
    a small event or interlude, to prevent a whole event from running smoothly
    • 佢哋相識嘅過程有好多插曲。
      佢哋相识嘅过程有好多插曲。
      keoi5 dei6 seong1 sik1 ge3 gwo3 cing4 jau5 hou2 do1 caap3 kuk1.
      There were a lot of interludes when they have first met each other.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    interlude; intermezzo
  2. noun, figuratively
    episode; interlude
    (syn.) 插话, 插話
  3. noun
    subtheme (of a TV series)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    插曲
    插曲
    caap3 kuk1
    • incidental music; figuratively, incident
  2. Cantonese
    呢出话剧安排咗好多小插曲。
    呢齣話劇安排咗好多小插曲。
    ni1 ceot1 waa2 kek6 on1 paai4 zo2 hou2 do1 siu2 caap3 kuk1.
    • A lot of interludes are put in this play.
  3. Cantonese
    佢哋相识嘅过程有好多插曲。
    佢哋相識嘅過程有好多插曲。
    keoi5 dei6 seong1 sik1 ge3 gwo3 cing4 jau5 hou2 do1 caap3 kuk1.
    • There were a lot of interludes when they have first met each other.