忍住

Chinese

		to bear; to endure; to tolerate	to live; to dwell; to reside to live; to dwell; to reside; to stop
trad. (忍住)		忍	住
simp. #(忍住)		忍	住

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): rěnzhù

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˇ ㄓㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jan² zyu⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: rěnzhù
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˇ ㄓㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: rěnjhù
    • Wade–Giles: jên³-chu⁴
    • Yale: rěn-jù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: reenjuh
    • Palladius: жэньчжу (žɛnʹčžu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jan² zyu⁶
    • Yale: yán jyuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jan² dzy⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yen² ju⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐn³⁵ t͡syː²²/

Verb

忍住

1. to hold back something

   忍住眼淚／忍住眼泪  ―  rěnzhù yǎnlèi  ―  hold back tears

2. to tolerate

   忍住辛苦 [Cantonese]  ―  jan² zyu⁶ san¹ fu² [Jyutping]  ―  tolerate disconfort