插caap3足zuk1

caap3 zuk1chā zú

English

to squeeze in
to participate
to step in
to put one's foot into something
to take part
to step between (two persons in a relationship)
to take part
to intervene
to come between 2 people's relationship, often referring to a third person stepping in between a romantic relationship or marriage.

粵語 — Cantonese

參與、加入
干涉
介入兩人之間嘅關係。通常指第三者介入一段戀情或者婚姻。

Examples

你唔好再插足公司嘅事務啦！
Stop intervening company affairs! ----
我地離婚，係因為有第三者插足。
Our marriage was ended by a third person.
佢哋討論嘅內容太高深，我完全冇插足嘅能力。
What they are discussing is too complicated. I'm not knowledgeable enough to join in the discussion. ----

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

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