中流砥柱
zung1 lau4 dai2 cyu5zhōng liú dǐ zhù
English
- mainstay
- cornerstone
- tower of strength
- (usually of a group and describing a person) mainstay; cornerstone
粵語 — Cantonese
- 支撐一個團體嘅人
Examples
阿修係足球隊嘅中流砥柱。
Ah-sau is the mainstay of the football team.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk