揸住 [－－]

Jyutping zaa1 zyu6
Pinyin zhā zhù

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. holding (spoken)
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 拿著 – 拿着
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    揸住支蜡烛。
    揸住支蠟燭。
    zaa4 zyu6 zi1 laap6 zuk1 。
    • Hold the candle.
  2. Cantonese
    大佬呀，而家又冇人揸住支枪逼你去，你唔想去咪唔好去啰。
    大佬呀，而家又冇人揸住支槍逼你去，你唔想去咪唔好去囉。
    daai6 lou2 aa3 ， ji4 gaa1 jau6 mou5 jan4 zaa4 zyu6 zi1 coeng1 bik1 nei5 heoi3 ， nei5 m4 soeng2 heoi3 mi1 m4 hou3 heoi3 lo1 。
    • Look, no one's pointing a gun to your head. You don't have to go if you don't want to.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    𠮶个司机左拧右拧，仲要揸住架打晒腊但系无配件嘅跑车，仲唔系隐形战车。
    嗰個司機左擰右擰，仲要揸住架打晒臘但係無配件嘅跑車，仲唔係隱形戰車。
    • Observe. Take a note on how he is occupying himself by looking unoccupied. Make a mental remark on how well-waxed his un-accessorized sports car. It is definitely a cop car in disguise.
  2. Cantonese
    佢贪污俾政敌捉到，俾人揸住佢个春袋，梗系冇得反抗啦。
    佢貪污俾政敵捉到，俾人揸住佢個春袋，梗係冇得反抗啦。
    keoi5 taam1 wu1 bei2 zing3 dik6 zuk1 dou2, bei2 jan4 zaa1 zyu6 keoi5 go3 ceon1 doi6, gang2 hai6 mou5 dak1 faan2 kong3 laa1.
    • X
  3. Cantonese
    佢揸住一手好牌，竟然都赢唔到。
    佢揸住一手好牌，竟然都贏唔到。
    keoi5 zaa1 zyu6 jat1 sau2 hou2 paai2, ging2 jin4 dou1 jeng4 m4 dou2
    • He held a good hand, but surprisingly was unable to win the game.
  4. Cantonese
    你揸住部相机嘅时候只手要定啲。
    你揸住部相機嘅時候隻手要定啲。
    nei5 zaa1 zyu6 bou6 soeng2 gei1 ge3 si4 hau6 zek3 sau2 jiu3 ding6 di1.
    • Keep your hands steady when holding a camera.
  5. Cantonese
    咪睇达叔平时一身牛记笠记，其实禾杆冚珍珠，揸住五个的士牌喺手，过千万身家都嚟喇。
    咪睇達叔平時一身牛記笠記，其實禾桿冚珍珠，揸住五個的士牌喺手，過千萬身家都嚟喇。
    mai5 tai2 daat6 suk1 ping4 si4 jat1 san1 ngau4 gei3 lap1 gei3, kei4 sat6 wo4 gon2 kam2 zan1 zyu1, zaa1 zyu6 ng5 go3 dik1 si2 paai4 hai2 sau2, gwo3 cin1 maan6 san1 gaa1 dou1 lai4 laa3.
    • Don't judge from his shabby looking, Uncle Tat owns 5 Taxi Licences well worth over ten million; he is just hiding the pearl in a haystack.