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禁不住

禁不住

Chinese

		to prohibit; to forbid; endure	incessantly; nonstop
simp. and trad. (禁不住)		禁	不住

Verb

禁不住

to be unable to bear
to be unable to help (from doing something)

Synonyms

吃不消 (chībùxiāo)
忍不住 (rěnbùzhù)
受不了 (shòubùliǎo)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jīnbùzhù

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gam¹ bat¹ zyu⁶, kam¹ bat¹ zyu⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: jīnbùzhù [Phonetic: jīnbúzhù] → jīnbuzhù (toneless variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄨˋ → ㄐㄧㄣㄅㄨ˙ ㄓㄨˋ (toneless variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinbujuh
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/ → /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ b̥u² ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gam¹ bat¹ zyu⁶, kam¹ bat¹ zyu⁶
  - Yale: gām bāt jyuh, kām bāt jyuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gam¹ bat⁷ dzy⁶, kam¹ bat⁷ dzy⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /kɐm⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ t͡ɕyː²²/, /kʰɐm⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ t͡ɕyː²²/