遏aat3止zi2

aat3 zi2è zhǐ

English

to hold back
to suppress
to check (i.e. to stop sb's advance)
to resist
esp. with negative, irresistible, unstoppable etc

粵語 — Cantonese

抑制；制止

Examples

政府必須盡力遏止犯罪率上升。
The government must do all it can to stop the crime rate from rising.

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

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