捱 (āi) — to endure, to suffer through (hardship, pain, hunger); to put off, to delay, to drag out (time)
Definition
捱 (āi) is a verb meaning to endure hardship or to drag out a delay. It is a variant of 挨 (ái) used mainly in Cantonese and southern speech; in standard Mandarin 挨 is the more common form.
noun
to endureto suffer through (hardship, pain, hunger)to put offto delayto drag out (time)
Examples
- 捱。Nà jǐ nián tā yì zhí zài āi kǔ rì zi.He endured hard times for those few years.
- 捱。Tā bìng le hái yào yìng āi zhe qù shàng bān.She was sick but still had to force herself to go to work.
- 捱，。Bié zài āi le, kuài zuò jué dìng ba.Don't put it off any longer — make a decision now.
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