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著 (zyu3) — write; compile; record in Cantonese

zyu˗₃著
简 着
Mandarin Pinyin: zhu4

Meaning of 著

nounwrite; compile; record
nounfamous; celebrated; prominent
nounaboriginal; aborigine
nounwriting; book; literary work
noun(verb) 1. wear (clothes, shoes, etc.); (verb)/write or compose (book, etc.); (adjective)/well-known; 2. famous

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Example Sentences with 著

佢唔單只問得好溜，講話重開口夾著脷添
Not only does he asks peculiar questions, he says things that causes embarassment.
還帶著睡眼惺忪的小學生在路旁等校車。
The sleepy-eyed students are waiting for the school bus by the road.
你真係嚟得著時
You came at the right time
你真係嚟得唔著時
You come at a bad time.
國家政府一直監察著你，最好自己小心啲
The government has been monitoring you all along - you had best be careful.
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Words Containing 著

冇衫著mou5 saam1 zoek3
nothing to wear; no clothes to wear; no shirt to wear | Std. Chin.: 沒有衣服穿; 沒衣穿 | Also written as '冇衫着'
踩著芋莢都當蛇caai2 zoek6 wu6 hap3 dou1 dong3 se4
false suspicion
畀著係我bei2 zeok6 hai6 ngo5
if I was in your place; if I were you
瞓唔著fan3 m4 zoek6
can not sleep [華]: 睡不著
這麼著ze2 mo1 zoek6
variant of 這麼着
意味著ji3 mei6 zoek6
variant of 意味着
編著pin1 zyu3
to write; to compile
著鞋zoek3 haai4
to wear shoes; to put on shoes | Std. Chin.: 穿鞋 | Also written as '着鞋'
用不著jung6 bat1 zoek6
variant of 用不着
瞓著fan3 zoek6
variant of 瞓着
踮著腳dim2/3 zoek6 goek3
to tiptoe | Cant.: 蹨起對腳; 趷起對腳
穿著cyun1 zoek3
the clothes one wears; one's choice of clothing [also]衣著

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