掣肘

zai3 zaau2included in 2 dictionaries

zai3 zau2included in 1 dictionaries

cek2 zaau2included in 1 dictionaries

zai3 zaau2

· included in 2 dictionaries

粵典 (words.hk)Hong KongWord

一啲令人唔可以盡情做事嘅原因、難處；一啲令事情唔可以順利完成嘅原因、難處 (impediments; the difficulty caused by being held back from doing something)

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而家喺香港做官好多掣肘，又要應付上頭嘅政治任務，又要顧及形象，真係唔易做。

ji4 gaa1 hai2 hoeng1 gong2 zou6 gun1 hou2 do1 zai3 zaau2, jau6 jiu3 jing3 fu6 soeng6 tau4 ge3 zing3 zi6 jam6 mou6, jau6 jiu3 gu3 kap6 jing4 zoeng6, zan1 hai6 m4 ji6 zou6.

[ChatGPT]It's really difficult to be a government official in Hong Kong these days. You have to deal with political tasks from your superiors, while also maintaining your image.

粵典 (words.hk)Hong KongWord

Jyutping:

zai3 zaau2

一啲令人唔可以盡情做事嘅原因、難處；一啲令事情唔可以順利完成嘅原因、難處 (impediments; the difficulty caused by being held back from doing something)

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而家喺香港做官好多掣肘，又要應付上頭嘅政治任務，又要顧及形象，真係唔易做。

ji4 gaa1 hai2 hoeng1 gong2 zou6 gun1 hou2 do1 zai3 zaau2, jau6 jiu3 jing3 fu6 soeng6 tau4 ge3 zing3 zi6 jam6 mou6, jau6 jiu3 gu3 kap6 jing4 zoeng6, zan1 hai6 m4 ji6 zou6.

[ChatGPT]It's really difficult to be a government official in Hong Kong these days. You have to deal with political tasks from your superiors, while also maintaining your image.

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Jyutping:

zai3 zau2Original phonetic: /t͡sɐi̯³³ t͡sɐu̯³⁵/

zai3 zaau2Original phonetic: /t͡sɐi̯³³ t͡saːu̯³⁵/

to hold someone by the elbow

to prevent someone from doing something; to hold back; to impede

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就算禍患纏繞我災害掣肘我我要單單愛神捉緊主更多

Even if disasters entangle me and calamities hold me back, I will love God only and hold fast to the Lord more.