粵

忍jan2唔m4住zyu6

jan2 m4 zyu6rěn n2 zhù

English

  1. can't bear or tolerate any longer; cannot resist against doing something
  2. unable to resist

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 無法抑制衝動、按捺不住

Examples

  • 個總統忍唔住笑咗出嚟。

    The president laughed in spite of himself.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 佢成日怨自己係個懶人,忍唔住要照顧鵝。

    Tatoeba · Andrea5437 CC BY

  • Mary 叫 Tom 唔好再畀啲可愛嘅動物形嘅朱古力佢,因為佢忍唔住食。

    Tatoeba · Andrea5437 CC BY

  • 新年嘅體重增加係唔會消失嘅,所以我嘗試緊忍住,但係我忍唔住伸手去攞朱古力。

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 忍唔住笑出嚟。

    (I) can't help laughing.

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

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