忍手
jan2 sau2rěn shǒu
English
- cannot do
- to restrain oneself from doing sth
- touch; to control one's desire, for example, gambling
粵語 — Cantonese
- 克制自己唔去做出一啲行為
Examples
佢哋嚟到香港,買嘢唔會忍手。
When they came to Hong Kong, they didn't restrain themselves from buying things.
個手袋好靚,我又忍唔到手喇。
The handbag is good-looking. Again, I can't help (but buying it).
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk