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English

1. (expression) literally: "stop it"; usually people say it in an attempt to prevent the unlucky things described
2. predicted by other people from occurring in reality,similar to how "touch wood" is used in English
3. to block sby's way or exit, etc.unreviewed?
4. used to stop one's speech about something undesirable or unlucky; used to object; literally: close gateunreviewed?

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 阻擋出入unreviewed?
2. 阻止人繼續講，唔老嚟、唔啱聽嘅話；反對人哋講嘅嘢unreviewed?

Examples

• 我哋點先可以閘住戰爭呀？

  Tatoeba · LeeSooHa CC BY

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  個出口俾啲差人閘住晒，我出唔到去。

  The police have blocked off the exit; I can't get out.

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  閘住！點解你總係唔可以講啲吉利啲嘅嘢架！

  Stop it! Why can't you say something good?

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  「未來外母好。」「閘住，第一次見唔係好熟！」

  "Hello mother-in-law to be." "Hold on, Mr. Stranger."

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  甲：「如果我哋唔合格點算？」乙：「閘住！我點會唔合格啫！」

  A: "What can we do if we fail?" B: "Stop it! I won't fail, will I?"