「撐 / 撑」

Entry #1
Character、 Pronunciation：	撐 caang3 撑 caang3
Part of Speech：	verb
Explanation：	to support; to hold against (Cant.) 撑caang3住zyu6幅fuk1牆coeng4 (Eng.) to support the wall (Cant.) 撐caang3起hei2頭tau4家gaa1 (Eng.) to support (and be the only breadwinner of) one's family to hang on; to hold out; to persevere; to remain determined in adversity (Cant.) 我ngo5知zi1道dou3你nei5而ji4家gaa1好hou2煩faan4，但daan6係hai6你nei5一jat1定ding6要jiu3撐caang3住zyu6啊aa3。 (Eng.) I know you're in trouble now, but you have to hang on. to back somebody up; to support; to recognize, provide help and encourage somebody (Cant.) 撐caang3自zi6己gei2人jan4 (Eng.) to support one of our own (Cant.) 唔m4使sai2驚geng1，我ngo5哋dei6實sat6撐caang3你nei5嘅ge3！ (Eng.) Don't be afraid, you definitely have our full support! (Cant.) 嗱naa4，肥fei4佬lou2黎lai2，呢ni1鋪pou1我ngo5就zau6撐caang3你nei5喇laa3！ (Eng.) Now, Fatty Lai. I support you this time. to open; to expand (Cant.) 撑caang3開hoi1把baa2遮ze1 (Eng.) to open an umbrella
Synonym：	Synonym：支持頂
See also：	十卜挺幫
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「撐 / 撑」

Entry #2
Character、 Pronunciation：	撐 zaang6 撑 zaang6
Part of Speech：	verb
Explanation：	to fill; to expand (Cant.) 撑zaang6爆baau3個go3袋doi2。 (Eng.) The bag is going to burst. (Cant.) 我ngo5腳goek3趾zi2公gung1生saang1撑甲zaang6 gaap3。 (Eng.) I have an ingrown toenail on my big toe. (Cant.) 食sik6完jyun4個go3蛋daan6糕gou1之zi1後hau6，個go3肚tou5撑zaang6住zyu6撑zaang6住zyu6，食sik6唔m4落lok6其kei4他taa1嘢je5。 (Eng.) After having the cake, I am so full that I can't have any more food. to fill or to pour food into stomach directly letting no time to chew; to wolf down one's food. (Cant.) 撑飽zaang6 baau2好hou2行haang4喇laa3，夠gau3鐘zung1開hoi1工gung1。 (Eng.) Fill up your stomach, then go. It’s time to work.
See also：	脹擴大延伸充上補填補
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Entry #3
Character、 Pronunciation：	撐 caang1 撑 caang1
Part of Speech：	verb
Explanation：	to row or pole a boat; to propel a boat with oars (Cant.) 撐caang1艇teng2仔zai2 (Eng.) to row a boat to prop; to support (Cant.) 支zi1撐caang1 (Eng.) to prop
Synonym：	Synonym：划
See also：	十卜挺幫支撐架道具
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(pos:動詞)(sim:支持)(sim:頂)
<explanation>
yue:#支持；#承托
eng:to support; to hold against
<eg>
yue:撑住幅牆 (caang3 zyu6 fuk1 coeng4)
eng:to support the wall
<eg>
yue:撐起頭家 (caang3 hei2 tau4 gaa1)
eng:to support (and be the only breadwinner of) one's family
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<explanation>
yue:喺困境中保持堅定
eng:to hang on; to hold out; to persevere; to remain determined in adversity
<eg>
yue:我知道你而家好煩，但係你一定要撐住啊。 (ngo5 zi1 dou3 nei5 ji4 gaa1 hou2 faan4, daan6 hai6 nei5 jat1 ding6 jiu3 caang3 zyu6 aa3.)
eng:I know you're in trouble now, but you have to hang on.
----
<explanation>
yue:對某人予以認同、支援同鼓勵
eng:to back somebody up; to support; to recognize, provide help and encourage somebody
<eg>
yue:撐自己人 (caang3 zi6 gei2 jan4)
eng:to support one of our own
<eg>
yue:唔使驚，我哋實撐你嘅！ (m4 sai2 geng1, ngo5 dei6 sat6 caang3 nei5 ge3!)
eng:Don't be afraid, you definitely have our full support!
<eg>
yue:嗱，肥佬黎，呢鋪我就撐你喇！ (naa4 fei4 lou2 lai2, ni1 pou1 ngo5 zau6 caang3 nei5 laa3!)
eng:Now, Fatty Lai. I support you this time.
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<explanation>
yue:張開、擴大
eng:to open; to expand
<eg>
yue:撑開把遮 (caang3 hoi1 baa2 ze1)
eng:to open an umbrella

(pos:動詞)
<explanation>
yue:擴大到塞滿、塞爆
eng:to fill; to expand
<eg>
yue:撑爆個袋。 (zaang6 baau3 go3 doi2.)
eng:The bag is going to burst.
<eg>
yue:我腳趾公生#撑甲。 (ngo5 goek3 zi2 gung1 saang1 zaang6 gaap3.)
eng:I have an ingrown toenail on my big toe.
<eg>
yue:食完個蛋糕之後，個肚撑住撑住，食唔落其他嘢。 (sik6 jyun4 go3 daan6 gou1 zi1 hau6, go3 tou5 zaang6 zyu6 zaang6 zyu6, sik6 m4 lok6 kei4 taa1 je5.)
eng:After having the cake, I am so full that I can't have any more food.
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<explanation>
yue:灌食，或指狼吞虎嚥
eng:to fill or to pour food into stomach directly letting no time to chew; to wolf down one's food.
<eg>
yue:#撑飽 好行喇，夠鐘開工。 (zaang6 baau2 hou2 haang4 laa3, gau3 zung1 hoi1 gung1.)
eng:Fill up your stomach, then go. It’s time to work.

(pos:動詞)(sim:划)
<explanation>
yue:划船、艇；用漿嚟撥水，令隻船#移動
eng:to row or pole a boat; to propel a boat with oars
<eg>
yue:撐艇仔 (caang1 teng2 zai2)
eng:to row a boat
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<explanation>
yue:為咗令物件維持形狀或者位置，放另一樣嘢喺佢下面
eng:to prop; to support
<eg>
yue:支撐 (zi1 caang1)
eng:to prop

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