粵

插caap3嘴zeoi2

caap3 zeoi2chā zuǐ

English

  1. to interrupt (sb talking)
  2. to interrupt a conversation; to chime in
  3. to butt in
  4. to cut into a conversation

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 喺其他人講嘢嘅時候突然無禮咁加入話題

Examples

  • 大人講嘢,細路仔唔准插嘴。

    Children shouldn't interrupt when adults are talking.

  • 我說話的時候請你不要插嘴。

    Please don't interrupt me while I'm talking.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 貝絲很喜歡在別人說話的時候插嘴。

    Beth has a strong habit of interrupting people while they are talking.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

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

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