粵

窒zat6礙ngoi6

simp窒碍
zat6 ngoi6zhì ài

English

  1. (literary) to be obstructed
  2. (of development or progress) to hinder; to pose difficulties

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. (指發展、進度等)妨礙;阻礙

Examples

  • 有人覺得中英夾雜會窒礙小朋友嘅語言發展。

    Some suggested that code-mixing between Chinese and English would hinder a child's language development.

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

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