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忍不住

jan2 bat1 zyu6

ren3 bu5 zhu4 (PRC), ren3 bu4*2 zhu4 (Taiwan)

unable to bear; cannot tolerate; cannot stand; cannot take it anymore | Cant.: 忍唔住

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 1,850,000

This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 國

忍不住

This word was added by tym on 30th Nov 2004 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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忍 jan2 ren3 - endure, suffer
不 bat1 bu4 {fou3 fu1} - no, not; un-; negative prefix
住 zyu6 zhu4 - live, reside, stay

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