gam6㩒
Jyutpinggam6
Yalegahm
Definition
To press, hold down, or suppress.
- to press down firmly with a finger or hand; to press a button
- to hold down; to pin down; to suppress
- literaryto arrest or capture
colloquialdaily actionstechnology
How it's used
Primarily used for the physical act of pressing buttons, screens, or holding something down with force. It is the go-to verb for operating modern electronics like smartphones or elevators. While it can mean to suppress or restrain, that usage is less common in casual speech compared to its mechanical sense.
Examples
The phone is broken, it doesn't respond no matter how much I press it.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 撳, which is a common variant character used for the exact same meaning. While 㩒 is technically the standard character for pressing, many locals use 撳 interchangeably in text messages and casual writing.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
