English

1. to grasp or hold with both hands
2. to hold in one's hands
3. to hasten; to boost
4. classifier for a double handful
5. to have raised or to be enlarged due to high pressure
6. Taiwan pr. [ju2]
7. to be in a state of high pressure, without any outlet for venting

粵語

1. 施加壓力，以求達到想要嘅效果或進度
2. 因為受壓而升高、變大
3. 處於大壓力嘅狀態，冇得發泄

Variants

• 匊semantic variant

Words containing 掬

• 掬氣guk1 hei3

  to feel injured and resentful

• 掬水guk1 seoi2

  to scoop up water

• 可掬ho2 guk1

  conspicuous

• 笑容可掬siu3 jung4 ho2 guk1

  smiling wholeheartedly (idiom); beaming from ear to ear

• 掬奶guk1 naai5
• 掬飲guk1 jam2

  to drink water by scooping it up with both hands

• 掬誠guk1 sing4

  wholeheartedly

• 挹掬jap1 guk1

  to scoop up water with the hands

• 憨態可掬ham1 taai3 ho2 guk1

  (of pandas, ducklings etc) adorable

• 一掬同情之淚jat1 guk1 tung4 cing4 zi1 leoi6

  to shed tears of sympathy (idiom)