粵

僵goeng1持ci4

goeng1 ci4jiāng chí

English

  1. to be deadlocked
  2. (of both parties) to refuse to budge

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 雙方唔肯改變自己嘅立場

Examples

  • 僵持不下

    to lock others in a stalemate

  • 佢哋僵持咗好耐,大家都唔肯讓步。

    Both parties refuse to budge and have been in a deadlock for a long time.

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

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