English
- gnaw, chew, bite
- to gnaw
- to nibble
- to bite
- to swallow forcefully
- to choke on food
- figuratively, to accept reluctantly
粵語
- 夾硬吞落喉嚨
- 有啲嘢食卡咗喺喉嚨
- 引伸指無奈接受
Variants
Words containing 啃
- 惡啃ok3 kang2
hard to stomach; difficult to deal with
- 啃老kang2 lou5
(coll.) to live with and depend on one's parents even upon reaching adulthood
- 啃書hang2 syu1
lit. to gnaw a book
- 乾啃gon1 kang2
to eat dehydrated, dried food without any water
- 啃飯hang2 faan6
- 啃親kang2 can1
- 啃咬hang2 ngaau5
- 嘴啃泥zeoi2 hang2 nai4
to fall flat on one's face
- 啃噬hang2 sai6
- 啃老族hang2 lou5 zuk6
(coll.) adults still living with and depending on their parents
- 咪啃親mai5 kang2 can1
- 咁惡啃gam3 ok3 kang2