粵

克hak1制zai3

hak1 zai3haak1 zai3kè zhì

English

  1. to restrain
  2. to control
  3. restraint
  4. self-control
  5. to restrain

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 控制著一啲唔好、唔應該有嘅情緒、思想;令佢哋唔好出現

Examples

  • 湯姆試著克制笑容。

    Tom tried to suppress a smile.

    Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY

  • 克制自己嘅情緒

    to restrain one's own temper

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

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