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掯 (kang3) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

掯 (kang3, kèn) — (Cantonese); the strong taste of smell from cigarettes or alcohol; sth difficult to handle; to push down; to make things difficult; to take by force; to oppress; strongly-flavoured; competent; capable

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 掯喉 (kang3 hau4) — choking; to oppress the throat; pungent
• 鯁頸 (kang2 geng2) — to choke (literally, or metaphorically by failing on the verge of success)
• 啃 (kang2) — to gnaw; to nibble; to bite
• 骾 (kang2) — blunt; fish bones; unyielding; any objects that can get stuck in the throat; bo…
• 鯁 (kang2) — blunt; fish bones; unyielding; honest; upright; to choke on a fishbone; to have…
• 裉 (kang3) — side seam in an upper garment

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