Chinese

Verb

掛住

1. (Cantonese) to think about, to miss
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

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

   用鉤子掛住拉起。 [MSC, trad.]

   用钩子挂住拉起。 [MSC, simp.]

   From: Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典): 鉤

   Yòng gōuzǐ guàzhù lāqǐ. [Pinyin]

   To hook on a hook and lift [something].