粵

咬ngaau5住zyu6

ngaau5 zyu6yǎo zhùinferred

English

  1. to pick someone up on something; to be in hot pursuit of someone

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 俾人針對;不斷咁追擊

Examples

  • 佢個人好麻煩,你做錯少少嘢就會俾佢咬住唔放 (keoi5 go3 jan4 hou2 maa4 faan4 ,nei5 zou6 co3 siu2 siu2 je5 zau6 wui2 bei2 keoi5 ngaau5 zyu6 m4 fong3)

    He's very troublesome. If you make a small mistake, he will hold onto it and not let it go.

Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk

Report an issue

Spotted a wrong reading, definition, or example? Tell us — it helps everyone.