hold住

Chinese

		hold	verbal complement indicating steadiness
simp. and trad. (hold住)		hold	住

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hōuzhù

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄡ ㄓㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hou¹ zyu⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hōuzhù
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄡ ㄓㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: houjhù
    • Wade–Giles: hou¹-chu⁴
    • Yale: hōu-jù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: houjuh
    • Palladius: хоучжу (xoučžu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xoʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hōurzhù
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄡㄦ ㄓㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hourjhù
    • Wade–Giles: hou¹-ʼrh-chu⁴
    • Yale: hōur-jù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: houljuh
    • Palladius: хоурчжу (xourčžu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɤʊ̯ɻʷ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hou¹ zyu⁶
    • Yale: hōu jyuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hou¹ dzy⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: hou¹ ju⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hou̯⁵⁵ t͡syː²²/

Verb

hold住

1. (neologism, slang) to hold onto; to keep on (doing something); to be able to bring something under control

   你能hold得住嗎？／你能hold得住吗？  ―  Nǐ néng hold de zhù ma?  ―  Will you be coping okay?

2. (Hong Kong Cantonese) to detain
3. (Hong Kong Cantonese) to keep possession of something
4. (Hong Kong Cantonese) to cause delay