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閘住 (zaap6 zyu6) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

閘住 (zaap6 zyu6, zhá zhu) — (expression) literally: "stop it"; usually people say it in an attempt to prevent the unlucky things described; predicted by other people from occurring in reality,similar to how "touch wood" is used in English

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 閘側 (zaap6 zak1) — to tilt to one side
• 閘門 (zaap6 mun4) — (noun) gateway
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• 閘盒 (zaap6 hap6) — electric fusebox; switch box
• 閘道 (zaap6 dou6) — (computing) gateway (Tw)

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