粵

招ziu1架gaa3

ziu1 gaa3zhāo jià

English

  1. to resist; to ward off; to hold one's own
  2. to ward off; to resist; to refuse; to withstand, usually with regard to others' advances, invitations, requests, etc.

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 抵擋;抗衡;應付,通常用喺其他人提出嘅邀請、要求、等等

Examples

  • 招架唔嚟

    to be unable to resist

  • 佢同人有乜嘢爭執都招架到。

    He can hold his own opinion in any dispute.

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

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