粵

捉zuk1摸mo2

zuk1 mo2zhuō mō

English

  1. to fathom
  2. to make sense of
  3. to grasp
  4. to fathom; to ascertain; literally: to touch; to grasp and feel

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 理解、掌握、預測一個網幻莫測嘅對象或者事

Examples

  • 佢啲心態真係好難捉摸。

    It's really hard to fathom what he's thinking.

  • 女人係世界上最難捉摸嘅動物。

    Women are the most inscrutable creatures in the world.

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

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