hold住

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hōuzhù

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄡㄓㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hou¹ zyu⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: hōuzhù
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄡㄓㄨˋ
  - 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: ㄏㄡㄦㄓㄨˋ
  - 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

(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?
(Hong Kong Cantonese) to detain
(Hong Kong Cantonese) to keep possession of something
(Hong Kong Cantonese) to cause delay