捉急

Chinese

to clutch; to grab; to capture hurried; worried
trad. (捉急)
simp. #(捉急)

Etymology

Originally a dialectal pronunciation. Mostly popularized by a quote of the former CCP leader Jiang Zeming.

Pronunciation


Adjective

捉急

  1. (neologism, slang, humorous) Eye dialect of 著急着急 (zháojí)

Derived terms