粵

阻zo2定deng3

zo2 deng3zo2 deng6zǔ dìng

English

  1. obstruction; in one's way (spoken)
  2. blocking the way or using up space wastefully; figuratively, being a stumbling block (by being too insistent, etc.)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 指物件阻住人行或者嘥地方;引申話人(因為堅持某啲原則)令到大家唔方便

Examples

  • 啲鞋盒好阻埞呀。唔要嘅就掉咗佢啦。

    The shoeboxes take up too much space. Throw them away if you don't need them.

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

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