kam4 soeng5 heoi3擒上去
Jyutpingkam4 soeng5 heoi3
Yalekàhm séuhng heui
Definition
To climb up or clamber up.
colloquialdaily actionsanimals
How it's used
Focuses on the physical act of scrambling or clambering, often implying a degree of effort or agility. It is frequently used for animals or children who are climbing things they perhaps should not be, carrying a nuance of being slightly mischievous or adventurous.
Examples
The cat climbed up to the top of the cupboard to play.
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this for formal climbing activities like mountaineering, where 爬山 is more appropriate. 擒上去 specifically highlights the act of pulling oneself up or scrambling onto a surface.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
