撐起 [撑－]

Jyutping caang1 hei2
Pinyin chēng qǐ

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    成為​組織入​面​嘅​支柱​，​令​佢​唔​會​冧
    to be the (often only) backbone of an organisation, so that it will not collapse

撐起 [撑－]

Jyutping caang3 hei2
Pinyin chēng qǐ

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    成為​組織入​面​嘅​支柱​，​令​佢​唔​會​冧
    to be the (often only) backbone of an organisation, so that it will not collapse
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    日本的经济是由一群勤奋工作的大城市上班族支撑起的。
    日本的經濟是由一群勤奮工作的大城市上班族支撐起的。
    rì běn de jīng jì shì yóu yī qún qín fèn gōng zuò de dà chéng shì shàng bān zú zhī chēng qǐ de 。
    • Japan has an economy that is supported by hard-working company employees in big cities.
  2. Mandarin
    把千斤顶拿过来，我要把汽车撑起来。
    把千斤頂拿過來，我要把汽車撐起來。
    bǎ qiān jīn dǐng ná guò lái ， wǒ yào bǎ qì chē chēng qǐ lai 。
    • Bring the jack over. I'll jack up the car.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    撑起一头家
    撐起一頭家
    caang3 hei2 jat1 tau4 gaa1
    • to support one's own family
  2. Cantonese
    撑起头家
    撐起頭家
    caang3 hei2 tau4 gaa1
    • to support (and be the only breadwinner of) one's family
  3. Cantonese
    条柱支撑起成个屋顶。
    條柱支撐起成個屋頂。
    tiu4 cyu5 zi1 caang1 hei2 seng4 go3 uk1 deng2.
    • This column supports the whole roof.