No. 5,644 in Chinese
勒佢
The word "勒佢" is Cantonese slang meaning "force him/her" or "pressure him/her."
In a sentence
我们需要勒佢一把,他快要坚持不住了。
We need to give him a hand, he is about to give up.
Here, '勒佢' means to help or support someone who is struggling.
我勒佢让他安静下来,事情就解决了。
I compelled him to calm down, and the matter was resolved.
In this context, '勒佢' means to force or make someone do something.
他被迫勒佢做了不想做的事情。
He was forced to do something he didn't want under pressure.
'勒佢' is used to describe coercing someone into an action.
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