粵

停ting4滯zai6

simp停滞
ting4 zai6ting2zhi4tíng zhì

English

  1. stagnation
  2. (verb) Get stuck
  3. at a standstill
  4. bogged down
  5. to stagnate

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 停低，冇前進或者改變

Examples

  • 阿尔及尔从不停滞不前。

    Algiers never stands still.

    Tatoeba · slo_oth CC BY

  • 停滯不前

    to stagnate and not change

Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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