掛住

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See also: 挂住

Chinese

to hang; to put up; to suspend
to live; to dwell; to reside
to live; to dwell; to reside; to stop
 
trad. (掛住) 掛 住
simp. (挂住) 挂 住

Pronunciation

Verb

掛住

  1. (Cantonese) to think about, to miss
    我好掛住你呀。 [Cantonese, trad.]
    我好挂住你呀。 [Cantonese, simp.]
    ngo5 hou2 gwaa3 zyu6 nei5 aa3.
    I miss you so much.
  2. (Cantonese) to be preoccupied with
    掛住打機飯都唔食 [Cantonese, trad.]
    挂住打机饭都唔食 [Cantonese, simp.]
    gwaa3 zyu6 daa2 gei1 faan6 dou1 m4 sik6
    forgo eating for video games
  3. (Mandarin) to get caught (on a thorny object, such as a nail)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 想念 (“to miss; to think of; to yearn for”)
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 想念, 思念, 掛念, 惦念, 懷念
Northeastern Mandarin Taiwan 想念, 想
Singapore 想念, 想
Cantonese Guangzhou 掛住, 掛望
Hong Kong 掛住
Singapore (Guangfu) 掛住
Southern Min Xiamen 數念, 心念
Xiamen (Tong'an) 數念
Quanzhou 數念, 心念
Zhangzhou 數念, 心念
Tainan 想, 數念, 思念
Penang (Hokkien) 數念
Singapore (Hokkien) 數念
Manila (Hokkien) 數念
Singapore (Teochew) 思念
Wenchang 想念
Puxian Min Putian 算
Wu Shanghai 想, 牽記, 想念 somewhat literary
Suzhou 牽記
Ningbo 忖
Jinhua 想, 忖
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