粵

攙caam1扶fu4

simp搀扶
caam1 fu4chān fú

English

  1. to lend an arm to support sb
  2. to hold someone's arm in order to help him stand up or walk, for example, the elderly or people who are hurt.

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 扶住人、幫佢企起身、行路,例如老人、受傷嘅人

Examples

  • 婆婆已經好老,要人攙扶先行到路。

    Grandmother is very old. She needs someone holding her arm to cross the road.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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