粵

肩gin1負fu6

simp肩负
gin1 fu6jiān fù

English

  1. to shoulder (a burden)
  2. to bear
  3. to suffer (a disadvantage)
  4. to shoulder a burden or a responsibility

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 承擔一個責任;背負他人嘅希望

Examples

  • 肩負重任

    to shoulder important duties

  • 佢年紀細細,就肩負起養家嘅重擔。

    He has taken upon the burden of feeding his family at such a young age.

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

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