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Jyutping ziu1 gaa3
Pinyin zhāo jià

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to resist; to ward off; to hold one's own
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    抵擋​;​抗衡​;​應付​,​通常​用​喺​其他人​提出​嘅​邀​請​、​要求​、​等等
    to ward off; to resist; to refuse; to withstand, usually with regard to others' advances, invitations, requests, etc.
    • 招架唔嚟
      招架唔嚟
      ziu1 gaa3 m4 lei4
      to be unable to resist
    • 佢同人有乜嘢爭執都招架到。
      佢同人有乜嘢争执都招架到。
      keoi5 tung4 jan4 jau5 mat1 je5 zang1 zap1 dou1 ziu1 gaa3 dou2.
      He can hold his own opinion in any dispute.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to resist; to withstand; to ward off; to hold one's own
    (syn.) 抵御, 抵抗, 防御, 抵挡, 拒, 抵擋, 抵禦, 防禦
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    招架唔嚟
    招架唔嚟
    ziu1 gaa3 m4 lei4
    • to be unable to resist
  2. Cantonese
    佢同人有乜嘢争执都招架到。
    佢同人有乜嘢爭執都招架到。
    keoi5 tung4 jan4 jau5 mat1 je5 zang1 zap1 dou1 ziu1 gaa3 dou2.
    • He can hold his own opinion in any dispute.