粵

中zung1流lau4砥dai2柱cyu5

zung1 lau4 dai2 cyu5zhōng liú dǐ zhù

English

  1. mainstay
  2. cornerstone
  3. tower of strength
  4. (usually of a group and describing a person) mainstay; cornerstone

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 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

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