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[1] [v] live; reside; stay; dwell; inhabit [2] stop; cease [3] verb particle marking the extensional aspect Stroke count: 7
Level: 2
Radical: 亻 (#9)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Don't confuse with: 往佳 |
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對唔住 deoi3 m4 zyu6 = sorry; excuse me 粵 住在 zyu6 zoi6 = live at; live in 住喺 zyu6 hai2 = live at; live in 粵 住口 zyu6 hau2 = shut up, stop talking 國 住手 zyu6 sau2 = to stop; to stay one's hand 國 近住 gan6 zyu6 = near something; close to something 粵 記住 gei3 zyu6 = to learn by heart; to memorize; to remember 居住 geoi1 zyu6 = to reside 𥄫住佢 gap6 zyu6 keoi5 = watch after him 粵 住戶 zyu6 wu6 = household See all 169 compounds (CantoDict reports 177 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing 10 of 43 examples containing 住
阻住你溫書啊,真係唔好意思 粵
Sorry for interrupting your studies! [Lit. block you revise [particle], really sorry. Standard Chinese:打擾你溫習,真不好意思]
佢戴住一頂頭盔,但係唔係好型 粵
He's wearing a helmet but it doesn't look too good on him. [Lit. He wear-continue one [counter] helmet, however not-very stylish.]
我根本阻住唔到佢 粵
Show all 43 examplesI just wasn't able to stop him. [Lit. I basically block-not-arrive him. The construction verb-m4-dou2 indicates an inability to complete the action. So, block-not-arrive is idiomatically "unable to block".] Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |