架不住

Chinese

		to support; frame; rack to support; frame; rack; framework; measure word for planes, large vehicles, radios, etc.	incessantly; without end; nonstop
trad. (架不住)		架	不住
simp. #(架不住)		架	不住

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiàbuzhù, jiàbùzhù

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄓㄨˋ, ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaa³ bat¹ zyu⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiàbuzhù
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄓㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiàbůjhù
    • Wade–Giles: chia⁴-pu⁵-chu⁴
    • Yale: jyà-bu-jù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiahbujuh
    • Palladius: цзябучжу (czjabučžu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä⁵¹ b̥u¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiàbùzhù [Phonetic: jiàbúzhù]
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiàbùjhù
    • Wade–Giles: chia⁴-pu⁴-chu⁴
    • Yale: jyà-bù-jù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiahbujuh
    • Palladius: цзябучжу (czjabučžu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaa³ bat¹ zyu⁶
    • Yale: ga bāt jyuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaa³ bat⁷ dzy⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ga³ bed¹ ju⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaː³³ pɐt̚⁵ t͡syː²²/

Verb

架不住

1. (colloquial) to be unable to withstand
2. (colloquial) to be no match for; to be unable to compete with

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “unable to withstand”): 架得住 (jiàdezhù)

Derived terms

• 好漢架不住三泡稀／好汉架不住三泡稀 (hǎohàn jiàbùzhù sān pāo xī)