粵

喝hot3止zi2

hot3 zi2hè zhǐ

English

  1. to shout at sb to stop
  2. to call a halt to something

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 大聲咁嗌,嘗試阻止某個人嘅舉動

Examples

  • 見隻狗準備攻擊路人,主人即刻喝止住佢。

    Seeing that his dog is about to attack the passers-by, the owner immediately stops it.

Sources: cc-cedict, words.hk

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