粵

看hon1守sau2

hon1 sau2kān shǒu

English

  1. to guard
  2. to watch over
  3. to watch over; to guard

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 為咗保護佢或者控制佢而留意住佢嘅一舉一動。

Examples

  • 她僱了一個私人偵探看守她的丈夫。

    She employed a private detective to keep a watch on her husband.

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  • 個大使館嘅門外面有大批士兵喺度看守住。

    Outside the entrance of embassy, there are a large number of soldiers watching over it.

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

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