「住」

Entry #1
Pronunciation： zyu6
Part of Speech： affix
Explanation：
  • to indicate continuous aspect which goes directly after the verb; used for describing a continuous, non-action state
    (Cant.) 你nei5諗nam2住zyu6畢bat1咗zo2業jip6做zou6咩me1？
    (Eng.) What do you plan to do after your graduation?

  • placed between two verbs to indicate an action happening while in a particular state
    (Cant.) 食sik6住zyu6等dang2啦laa1！
    (Eng.) Wait (for someone) while eating!

  • placed after the verb to indicate that, for the time being, it should be done first before doing something else; often followed by 先 sin1
    (Cant.) 擺baai2住zyu6喺hai2度dou6先sin1。
    (Eng.) First, put it here.

  • can; -able; only in the form of V + 得住 dak1 zyu6 and V+ 唔住 m4 zyu6
    (Cant.) 靠kau3得dak1住zyu6
    (Eng.) reliable
    (Cant.) 靠kau3唔m4住zyu6
    (Eng.) unreliable
    (Cant.) 做得住zou6 dak1 zyu6
    (Eng.) workable (of a business)
    (Cant.) 做唔住zou6 m4 zyu6
    (Eng.) not workable (of a business, not making enough profit)
    (Cant.) 拍得住paak3 dak1 zyu6
    (Eng.) comparable to
    (Cant.) 對唔住deoi3 m4 zyu6
    (Eng.) unable to face someone without guilt; sorry
    (Cant.) 對得住deoi3 dak1 zyu6
    (Eng.) to have a clear conscience toward somebody; not to let somebody down; to have nothing to be ashamed of

Synonym： Synonym： 着
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「住」

Entry #2
Pronunciation： zyu6
Part of Speech： verb
Explanation：
  • to live or to settle somewhere long term
    (Cant.) 我ngo5住zyu6喺hai2香hoeng1港gong2。
    (Eng.) I live in Hong Kong.
    (Cant.) 我ngo5喺hai2呢ni1區keoi1住zyu6咗zo2超ciu1過gwo3十sap6年nin4。
    (Eng.) I have lived in this district for over a decade.
    (Cant.) 大daai6澳ou3退teoi3咗zo2休jau1應jing1該goi1幾gei2好hou2住zyu6。
    (Eng.) Tai O is probably a nice place to live after retirement.

  • to stay at a place, treating it as a temporary home
    (Cant.) 住zyu6酒zau2店dim3
    (Eng.) to stay at a hotel
    (Cant.) 住zyu6院jyun2、住zyu6醫ji1院jyun2
    (Eng.) to stay at hospital
    (Cant.) 你nei5今gam1次ci3去heoi3東dung1京ging1旅leoi5行hang4會wui5住zyu6邊bin1間gaan1酒zau2店dim3啊aa3？
    (Eng.) Which hotel are you staying at in your trip to Tokyo this time?
    (Cant.) 我ngo5屋uk1企kei2裝zong1修sau1，我ngo5會wui5去heoi3朋pang4友jau5屋uk1企kei2度dou6住zyu6住zyu6先sin1。
    (Eng.) My home is going to be renovated; I'll stay at my friend's home in the meantime. (only the first "住" belongs to this usage.)
    (Cant.) 個go3風fung1吹ceoi1爛laan6晒saai3佢keoi5屋uk1企kei2啲di1窗coeng1，佢keoi5而ji4家gaa1暫zaam6時si4住zyu6喺hai2臨lam4時si4庇bei3護wu6中zung1心sam1。
    (Eng.) The typhoon shattered all the windows in his home; he is now staying at a temporary shelter.
    (Cant.) 佢keoi5住zyu6咗zo2成seng4個go3禮lai5拜baai3醫ji1院jyun2，今gam1日jat6終zung1於jyu1出ceot1得dak1院jyun2。
    (Eng.) He has stayed at hospital for a whole week, and will finally be discharged today.

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「住 / 自」

Entry #3
Character、
Pronunciation：
  • 住 zyu6 , zi6
  • 自 zi6
Part of Speech： morpheme
Explanation：
for now; yet (only used with negation)
(Cant.) 咪住mai5 zyu6
(Eng.) plea for another party to pause what they are doing
(Cant.) 唔m4好hou2揼dam2住zi6，可ho2能nang4有jau5用jung6。
(Eng.) Don't throw it away yet. It may be useful.
See also： 未曾 仲係 仍舊 仍
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