粵

對deoi3峙zi6

simp对峙
deoi3 zi6deoi3 si6deoi3 ci5duì zhì

English

  1. (of mountains etc) to stand facing each other
  2. (fig.) to confront each other
  3. to confront each other; to have a standoff

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 雙方僵持於現況,不分上下

Examples

  • 是人都知道冷戰是兩國的對峙。

    Everybody knows that Cold War is the confrontation between two nations.

    Tatoeba · rayshih715 CC BY

  • 劫匪劫持人質同警方對峙。

    The robbers have taken hostages and have a standoff with the police.

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

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