ggai

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ggai [ɡa³³]verb_transitive
EN(of people) to give unprincipled protection (to sb); (of animals) to protect (their young)
中文袒护; 保护，护着，护崽
ggai [ɡa³³]verb_transitive
ENto occupy (a place)
中文占（地方）
ggai [ɡa³³]verb_transitive
ENto seize (a seat or thing just before another person claims or uses it)
中文抢占（座位、物品等）
ggai [ɡæ³³]
ENprotect
中文保护

Linguistic detail

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Usage examples

Hof me hof me gua ello elnai nee ggai yel sol yil, ssiulssiuq cheegvl yeqmeil yeqmeil xi geezheeq me komi ye.
Regardless of whether (he) is right or wrong, (his) grandparents usually shelter (him). So, this child is becoming more and more disobedient.
因为不管是对错，爷爷奶奶总是袒护着他，这孩子越来越不听话了。
Ngaf keeni cheemei piqsheeq seil ddeemerq la me kuaq mei, keenisso see pil seil, keenisso ggai yil, xi jjaiq ddeenigvl gol wecei lei kai seiq.
Usually my dog is not even a little bad, but after having pups, (she) protects them. So, (she) has almost bitten several people.
我家这只狗平时一点都不凶，可是生了小狗以后，因为护崽，有好几个人都差点儿被咬了。

Sources

More Naxi headwords

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