(pos:量詞)
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yue:有一定長度嘅部份;長短唔一定,只要係明顯可見,有返咁上下就可以叫一截
eng:section; segment; strip; bar; stick
<eg>
yue:將條木斬成兩截 (zoeng1 tiu4 muk6 zaam2 sing4 loeng5 zit6)
eng:to cut a wood stick in half
<eg>
yue:佢矮人哋一截。 (keoi5 ai2 jan4 dei6 jat1 zit6.)
eng:He is much shorter than other people.
(pos:動詞)
<explanation>
yue:喺一樣嘢#行 緊嘅時候令佢停低
eng:to stop; to withhold
<eg>
yue:截的士 (zit6 dik1 si2)
eng:to hail a taxi
<eg>
yue:我哋架車衝紅燈,俾警察截停。 (ngo5 dei6 gaa3 ce1 cung1 hung4 dang1, bei2 ging2 caat3 zit6 ting4.)
eng:Our car ran the light and was stopped by the police.