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Jyutping zyu6 hau2
Pinyin zhù kǒu

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. shut up
  2. shut your mouth
  3. stop talking
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    佢已经唔再系以前嗰个成日都笑住口嘅男仔喇。
    佢已經唔再係以前嗰個成日都笑住口嘅男仔喇。
    keoi5 ji5 ging1 m4 zoi3 hai6 ji5 cin4 go2 go3 sing4 jat6 dou1 siu3 zyu6 hau2 ge3 naam4 zai2 laa3 。
    • He is not the cheerful man he was.
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    你现在可以住口了。
    你現在可以住口了。
    nǐ xiàn zài kě yǐ zhù kǒu le 。
    • You can shut up now.
  2. Mandarin
    我认为汤姆不会住口。
    我認為湯姆不會住口。
    wǒ rèn wèi tāng mǔ bù huì zhù kǒu 。
    • I thought Tom would never shut up.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    而家啲细路十零岁就咬住口烟,真系睇到都眼火爆。
    而家啲細路十零歲就咬住口煙,真係睇到都眼火爆。
    ji4 gaa1 di1 sai3 lou6 sap6 leng4 seoi3 zau6 ngaau5 zyu6 hau2 jin1, zan1 hai6 tai2 dou3 dou1 ngaan5 fo2 baau3.
    • Nowadays, teenagers start smoking at a very early stage. Seeing this makes me angry.
  2. Cantonese
    佢揞住口撩牙。
    佢揞住口撩牙。
    keoi5 am2 zyu6 hau2 liu1 ngaa4.
    • He covers his mouth and is cleaning his teeth with a toothpick.