掛住

掛住

1. (Cantonese) to think about, to miss

   我好掛住你呀。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   我好挂住你呀。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   ngo⁵ hou² gwaa³ zyu⁶ nei⁵ aa³. [Jyutping]

   I miss you so much.

2. (Cantonese) to be preoccupied with

   掛住打機飯都唔食 [Cantonese, trad.]
   挂住打机饭都唔食 [Cantonese, simp.]

   gwaa³ zyu⁶ daa² gei¹ faan⁶ dou¹ m⁴ sik⁶ [Jyutping]

   forgo eating for video games

   • 香港生死存亡，仲掛住打丁？ [Cantonese, trad.]
     香港生死存亡，仲挂住打丁？ [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 2019, ThisAV

     hoeng¹ gong² sang¹ sei² cyun⁴ mong⁴, zung⁶ gwaa³ zyu⁶ daa² ding¹? [Jyutping]

     Hong Kong is dealing with matters of life or death, and you're still thinking about beating your meat?

3. (Mandarin) to get caught (on a thorny object, such as a nail)