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閘住 (zaap6 zyu6) — used to tell someone to quit speaking about sth unlucky (lit., "close gate") in Cantonese

zaapˍ₆閘zyuˍ₆住
简 闸住
Mandarin Pinyin: zha2 zhu4

Meaning of 閘住

nounused to tell someone to quit speaking about sth unlucky (lit., "close gate")
noun(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

Example Sentences with 閘住

gaa˗₃架ceˉ¹車zaap˗₃閘zyuˍ₆住zoˊ²咗
The car braked suddenly.
tiuˎ₄條louˍ₆路beiˊ²俾janˎ₄人zaap˗₃閘zyuˍ₆住
The road is blocked.
keoiˏ₅佢dakˍ₆特dangˉ¹登zaap˗₃閘zyuˍ₆住ngoˏ₅我
He deliberately blocked me.
munˎ₄門hauˊ²口zaap˗₃閘zyuˍ₆住zoˊ²咗
The entrance is blocked.
faai˗₃快diˉ¹啲zaap˗₃閘zyuˍ₆住gaa˗₃架ceˉ¹車
Brake the car quickly.
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Characters in 閘住

閘zaap6
dam up a stream, river, etc
住zyu6
stop; cease

Words Containing 閘住

閘住兼反彈zaap6 zyu6 gim1 faan2 daan6
of another persons inauspicious words to rebound of of you

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