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Chinese[edit]
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hold in mouth; bite; (Cant.) no/not
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to live; to dwell; to reside to live; to dwell; to reside; to stop
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simp. and trad. (唔住)
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唔
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住
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Pronunciation[edit]
Particle[edit]
唔住
- (not productive, Cantonese, Teochew) cannot
- 我頂唔住喇/我顶唔住喇 [Guangzhou Cantonese] ― ngo5 deng2 m4 zyu6 laa3 [Jyutping] ― I cannot bear it already
- 我對你唔住/我对你唔住 [Guangzhou Cantonese] ― ngo5 deoi3 nei5 m4 zyu6 [Jyutping] ― I cannot face you (I am sorry)
連自己嘅生日都記唔住 [Cantonese, trad.]
连自己嘅生日都记唔住 [Cantonese, simp.]- lin4 zi6 gei2 ge3 saang1 jat6 dou1 gei3 m4 zyu6 [Jyutping]
- unable to remember even one's own birthday
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