頂住
simp顶住ding2 zyu6dǐng zhù
English
- to withstand
- to stand up to
- to keep/to hold even in difficulties
- to replace someone temporarily
粵語 — Cantonese
- 有阻力或困難,但仍然堅持
- 臨時替代某人的位置
Examples
好難用個鼻頂住個波。
It's difficult to balance a ball on your nose.
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頂住呀,醫生就到㗎喇!
Hold on, the doctor is coming soon! ----
個客無端端上咗嚟公司,老細又開緊會,你頂住先啦!
The client shows up without any prior notification but the boss is now in a meeting. You go dealing with him first!
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk