坐不住

坐不住

Chinese

		to sit; to take a seat; to take (a bus, airplane etc.)	incessantly; nonstop; fail to
simp. and trad. (坐不住)		坐	不住

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zuò bu zhù

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˋ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄓㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): co⁵ bat¹ zyu⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: zuò bu zhù
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˋ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄓㄨˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuoh bu juh
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ b̥u¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: co⁵ bat¹ zyu⁶
    • Yale: chóh bāt jyuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tso⁵ bat⁷ dzy⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: co⁵ bed¹ ju⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔː¹³ pɐt̚⁵ t͡ʃyː²²/

Verb

坐不住

1. cannot remain seated; cannot stay long; cannot sit still
2. to fidget; to be restless