hold住

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hold verbal complement indicating steadiness
simp. and trad.
(hold住)
hold

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hold住

  1. (neologism, slang) to hold onto; to keep on (doing something); to be able to bring something under control
    holdhold  ―  Nǐ néng hold de zhù ma?  ―  Will you be coping okay?
  2. (Hong Kong Cantonese) to detain
  3. (Hong Kong Cantonese) to keep possession of something
  4. (Hong Kong Cantonese) to cause delay