How to pronounce 閘住 in Cantonese (1 out of 1):

Example 1 of 1
閘住呀! 唔好係度認親認戚啦!
Stop it! Don't be a family man!

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

閘住 zaap6 zyu6
(expression) literally: "stop it"; usually people say it in an attempt to prevent the unlucky things described
predicted by other people from occurring in reality,similar to how "touch wood" is used in English
呀 haa1
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
唔好 m4 hou2
(phrase) don't.
係 hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
度 dou6
to pass
to spend (time)
measure
limit
extent
degree of intensity
degree (angles, temperature etc)
kilowatt-hour
classifier for events and occurrences
system
code of conduct
style of conduct
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mannerism
here
there
where
a quantifier for door, bridge etc
認親認戚 jing6 can1 jing6 cik1
pretending to be a close friend of one (spoken)
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval

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