做唔住 [－－－]

Jyutping zou6 m4 zyu6
Pinyin zuò wú zhù

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    （​指​舖​頭​）​維持​唔​到​，​要​執笠
    (of a business) to not manage to survive; to close; to shut down
    • 好多舖頭都因為疫情做唔住。
      好多舖头都因为疫情做唔住。
      hou2 do1 pou3 tau2 dou1 jan1 wai6 jik6 cing4 zou6 m4 zyu6.
      Many shops have closed because of the pandemic.
  2. 反義詞
    做得住
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    做唔住
    做唔住
    zou6 m4 zyu6
    • not workable (of a business, not making enough profit)
  2. Cantonese
    好多舖头都因为疫情做唔住。
    好多舖頭都因為疫情做唔住。
    hou2 do1 pou3 tau2 dou1 jan1 wai6 jik6 cing4 zou6 m4 zyu6.
    • Many shops have closed because of the pandemic.
  3. Cantonese
    香港地产霸权好严重，啲小商户又做唔住，仲搞到啲嘢鬼咁贵，真系民不聊生呀依家。
    香港地產霸權好嚴重，啲小商户又做唔住，仲搞到啲嘢鬼咁貴，真係民不聊生呀依家。
    hoeng1 gong2 dei6 caan2 baa3 kyun4 hou2 jim4 zung6, di1 siu2 soeng1 wu6 jau6 zou6 m4 zyu6, zung6 gaau2 dou3 di1 je5 gwai2 gam3 gwai3, zan1 hai6 man4 bat1 liu4 sang1 aa3 ji1 gaa1.
    • The dominance of the real estate sector is so severe, the small businesses can no longer survive, and everything is so pricey, that it makes our lives so hard now.