對得住

對得住

Chinese

		couple; pair; to be opposite couple; pair; to be opposite; to oppose; to face; for; to; correct (answer); to answer; to reply; to direct (towards sth); right	get; obtain; gain get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to	to live; to dwell; to reside to live; to dwell; to reside; to stop
trad. (對得住)		對	得	住
simp. (对得住)		对	得	住

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): duìdezhù

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄓㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): deoi³ dak¹ zyu⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: duìdezhù
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄓㄨˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: duey.dejuh
    • Tongyong Pinyin: duèide̊jhù
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tweɪ̯⁵¹ d̥ə¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: deoi³ dak¹ zyu⁶
    • Yale: deui dāk jyuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: doey³ dak⁷ dzy⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: dêu³ deg¹ ju⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɵy̯³³ tɐk̚⁵ t͡ʃyː²²/

Verb

對得住

1. not to let somebody down; to treat somebody fairly; to be worthy of  

Synonyms

• 對得起／对得起 (duìdeqǐ)

Antonyms

• 對不起／对不起 (duìbùqǐ)
• 對不住／对不住 (duìbùzhù)
• 辜負／辜负 (gūfù)