扎zaat3馬maa5

English

1. horse stance
2. to take up a stance, to practice strength of legs or to prepare for a fight. Literally: tie up horse ----unreviewed?
3. figuratively, to resist, to refuse, to square up to other peopleunreviewed?

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 即紮馬步。係一種中國武學嘅基本功夫，雙腿打開半蹲，好似坐係隻馬上面咁。通常係為咗訓練腳力同平衡力。unreviewed?
2. 引伸指擺定姿態，準備同其他人抗衡、嘈交或打交。unreviewed?

Examples

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  紮衡馬

  to resist firmly, to be well prepared for a fight

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  小巴術語，指紅色小巴響海底隧道口停留，希望上滿客先至開車。

  a red-striped minibus or a taxi lingering in front of the cross-harbour tunnel to fill up before crossing.