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忍唔住

jan2 m4 zyu6

cannot tolerate; cannot bear; cannot stand; cannot take it | Std. Chin.: 忍不住

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 23,400

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

忍唔住

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
唔 m4 ng4 wu2 n2 ng2 - not
住 zyu6 zhu4 - live, reside, stay

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