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枕住

zam2 zyu6

[1] consistently; persistently; continuously | Mand.: 一個勁兒; 經常 | Syn.: 枕長 [2] in one breath | Std. Chin.: 一口氣

This word can only be used in Spoken Cantonese or informal Cantonese writing. 粵

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 1,750

枕住

枕 zam2 {zam3} zhen3 {zhen4} - pillow
住 zyu6 zhu4 - live, reside, stay

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佢枕住健身個肌肉都係咁鬆婄,只得半粒老鼠仔咋粵 edit
He has been working out for a long time, yet his muscles are still soft, with only half-developed biceps.

This word was added by tym on 15th Dec 2004 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006

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