掛住 [挂－]

Jyutping gwaa3 zyu6
Pinyin guà zhù

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to get caught (entangled)
  2. to catch (on sth)
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (verb) 1. is missing (someone); 2. Keep thinking about; (adjective) hanging on (the well, etc.)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    諗​住​一個​人​；​思念
    to miss; to care about; to think about; to remember
    • 我好掛住你啊。
      我好挂住你啊。
      ngo5 hou2 gwaa3 zyu6 nei5 aa3.
      I miss you so much.
    • 你有冇掛住我呀？
      你有冇挂住我呀？
      nei5 jau5 mou5 gwaa3 zyu6 ngo5 aa3?
      Did you miss me?
  2. 動詞
    專注​做​一樣​嘢​，​唔​理​其他​嘢
    to do something attentively, not paying attention to anything else
    • 佢成日都掛住打機，唔做功課。
      佢成日都挂住打机，唔做功课。
      keoi5 seng4 jat6 dou1 gwaa3 zyu6 daa2 gei1, m4 zou6 gung1 fo3.
      He keeps playing computer games, and neglects his studies.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, Cantonese
    to be preoccupied with
    • 挂住打机饭都唔食
      挂住打机饭都唔食
      gwaa3 zyu6 daa2 gei1 faan6 dou1 m4 sik6
      forgo eating for video games
    • 香港生死存亡，仲挂住打丁？
      香港生死存亡，仲挂住打丁？
      hoeng1 gong2 sang1 sei2 cyun4 mong4, zung6 gwaa3 zyu6 daa2 ding1?
      Hong Kong is dealing with matters of life or death, and you're still thinking about beating your meat?
  2. verb, Mandarin
    to get caught (on a thorny object, such as a nail)
  3. verb, Cantonese
    to think about, to miss
    • 我好挂住你呀。
      我好挂住你呀。
      ngo5 hou2 gwaa3 zyu6 nei5 aa3.
      I miss you so much.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 想念
  2. 掛念 – 挂念
  3. 惦記 – 惦记
  4. 牽掛 – 牵挂
  5. 思念
  6. 惦念
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我好挂住你。
    我好掛住你。
    ngo5 hou3 gwaa3 zyu6 nei5 。
    • I miss you.
    • I miss you very much.
  2. Cantonese
    我好挂住小学啲老师。
    我好掛住小學啲老師。
    ngo5 hou3 gwaa3 zyu6 siu2 hok6 di1 lou5 si1 。
    • I miss my elementary school teachers.
    • I miss my elementary teachers very much.
  3. Cantonese
    你去到美国就会挂住日本啲嘢食㗎喇。
    你去到美國就會掛住日本啲嘢食㗎喇。
    nei5 heoi3 dou3 mei5 gwok3 zau6 wui2 gwaa3 zyu6 jat6 bun2 di1 je5 sik6 gaa3 laa3 。
    • You will miss Japanese food in the United States.
  4. Cantonese
    个细路好挂住佢阿妈。
    個細路好掛住佢阿媽。
    go3 sai3 lou6 hou3 gwaa3 zyu6 keoi5 aa3 maa1 。
    • The child missed his mother very much.
  5. Cantonese
    我会永远挂住佢。
    我會永遠掛住佢。
    ngo5 wui5 wing5 jyun5 gwaa3 zyu6 keoi5 。
    • I'll miss her forever.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    呢几年我挂住返工，疏忽咗我嘅家庭。
    呢幾年我掛住返工，疏忽咗我嘅家庭。
    ni1 gei2 nin4 ngo5 gwaa3 zyu6 faan1 gung1, so1 fat1 zo2 ngo5 ge3 gaa1 ting4.
    • These years I've always been focusing on my job, and neglected my family.
  2. Cantonese
    佢一味挂住做嘢，连饭都唔记得食。
    佢一味掛住做嘢，連飯都唔記得食。
    keoi5 jat1 mei2 gwaa3 zyu6 zou6 je5, lin4 faan6 dou1 m4 gei3 dak1 sik6
    • He was working non-stop and forgot to eat.
  3. Cantonese
    阿松时常都挂住喺泰国嘅妈妈。
    阿松時常都掛住喺泰國嘅媽媽。
    aa3 cung4 si4 soeng4 dou1 gwaa3 zyu6 hai2 taai3 gwok3 ge3 maa4 maa1.
    • A-chung always misses his mother in Thailand.
  4. Cantonese
    好多骗徒挂住佢嘅招牌，自称系佢学生，消费佢个名。
    好多騙徒掛住佢嘅招牌，自稱係佢學生，消費佢個名。
    hou2 do1 pin3 tou4 gwaa3 zyu6 keoi5 ge3 ziu1 paai4, zi6 cing1 hai6 keoi5 hok6 saang1, siu1 fai3 keoi5 go3 meng2.
    • Many fraudsters branded themselves with his name, claiming to be his students and stealing his reputation.
  5. Cantonese
    你好快啲做晒啲功课，唔好挂住睇电视。
    你好快啲做晒啲功課，唔好掛住睇電視。
    nei5 hou2 faai3 di1 zou6 saai3 di1 gung1 fo3, m4 hou2 gwaa3 zyu6 tai2 din6 si6.
    • You should finish your homework quickly, don't spend the time on watching TV.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    你俾咁多钱去健身，结果成堂挂住同教练吹水，会唔会本末倒置咗啲？
    你俾咁多錢去健身，結果成堂掛住同教練吹水，會唔會本末倒置咗啲？
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    学生哥，咪书咯，咪日夜挂住拍拖 [Cantonese, trad.]学生哥，咪书咯，咪日夜挂住拍拖
    學生哥，咪書咯，咪日夜掛住拍拖 [Cantonese, trad.]学生哥，咪书咯，咪日夜挂住拍拖
    hok6 saang1 go1, mai1 syu1 lo3, mai5 jat6 je6 gwaa3 zyu6 paak3 to1
    • Study, boy; don't waste the day dreaming about dating