粵

守sau2業jip6

simp守业
sau2 jip6shǒu yè

English

  1. to preserve one's heritage
  2. to defend the accomplishments of previous generations
  3. to carry on the good work
  4. to keep one's business going
  5. to maintain a (family) business

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 守住家業,令佢繼續發展

Examples

  • 創業難,守業更難。

    Starting a business is hard, but maintaining it is even harder.

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

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