「倒數」

Entry #1
Pronunciation：	dou3 sou2
Individual Character Meaning：	倒 fall down; reverse; to reverse; to move backwards; to turn upside down; to invert; approximately; about; around; to fall; to collapse; to pour; to tip; to empty 數 to count; number; figure; debt; amount of money; sum; mathematics; to enumerate; to list
Part of Speech：	verb
Explanation：	to count down, usually in anticipation of an event (Cant.) 請cing2各gok3位wai2嘉gaa1賓ban1喺hai2我ngo5倒dou3數sou2三saam1聲seng1之zi1後hau6一jat1齊cai4剪zin2綵coi2。 (Eng.) May we invite our guests to cut the ribbon after my countdown from three. (Cant.) 我ngo5而ji4家gaa1倒dou3數sou2三saam1聲seng1，三saam1聲seng1之zi1內noi6你nei5好hou2即zik1刻haak1起hei2身san1。 (Eng.) I will count down from 3. You better get up before I say the third word. to count down to special occasions or important dates, usually in terms of days (Cant.) 世sai3界gaai3盃bui1倒dou3數sou2一jat1百baak3日jat6 (Eng.) 100 days to go until the World Cup (Cant.) 我ngo5倒dou3數sou2緊gan2佢keoi5返faan1嚟lei4嘅ge3日jat6子zi2。 (Eng.) I'm counting down the days until he comes back. to attend countdown celebrations on the eve of special occasions (Cant.) 你nei5平ping4安on1夜je6有jau5冇mou5去heoi3倒dou3數sou2？ (Eng.) Did you go to the countdown on the Christmas Eve? (Cant.) 新san1年nin4就zau6快faai3到dou3，我ngo5哋dei6一jat1齊cai4倒dou3數sou2咯lo3。 (Eng.) The New Year is almost here, let's count down together.
See also：	一年一度尾七平安夜後會有期整裝待發時日無多曲終人散送舊迎新除夕霧裏看花 (類近詞彙取自ToastyNews數據分析)
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「倒數」

Entry #2
Pronunciation：	dou3 sou2
Individual Character Meaning：	倒 fall down; reverse; to reverse; to move backwards; to turn upside down; to invert; approximately; about; around; to fall; to collapse; to pour; to tip; to empty 數 to count; number; figure; debt; amount of money; sum; mathematics; to enumerate; to list
Part of Speech：	distinguishing word
Explanation：	to count from the last; to count in descending or reversed order (Cant.) 倒dou3數sou2第dai6二ji6行hong4 (Eng.) the second line from the bottom (Cant.) 細sai3佬lou2今gam1次ci3考haau2全cyun4班baan1倒dou3數sou2第dai6三saam1。 (Eng.) My brother ranks third-last in class.
See also：	一年一度尾七平安夜後會有期整裝待發時日無多曲終人散送舊迎新除夕霧裏看花 (類近詞彙取自ToastyNews數據分析)
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「倒數」

Entry #3
Pronunciation：	dou2 sou3
Individual Character Meaning：	倒 fall down; reverse; to reverse; to move backwards; to turn upside down; to invert; approximately; about; around; to fall; to collapse; to pour; to tip; to empty 數 to count; number; figure; debt; amount of money; sum; mathematics; to enumerate; to list
Part of Speech：	noun
Explanation：	(math.) reciprocal (measure word: 個) (Cant.) 正zing3整zing2數sou3越jyut6大daai6，倒dou2數sou3越jyut6細sai3；負fu6整zing2數sou3越jyut6大daai6，倒dou2數sou3越jyut6大daai6。 (Eng.) The greater a positive integer is, the smaller its reciprocal is; the greater a negative integer is, the greater its reciprocal is.
See also：	來而不往非禮也相互惠一年一度尾七平安夜後會有期整裝待發時日無多曲終人散送舊迎新除夕霧裏看花 (部份類近詞彙取自ToastyNews數據分析)
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(pos:動詞)
<explanation>
yue:由大嘅數字開始倒轉數返去零，預告一件事發生，或等人有所準備
eng:to count down, usually in anticipation of an event
<eg>
yue:請各位嘉賓喺我倒數三聲之後一齊剪綵。 (cing2 gok3 wai2 gaa1 ban1 hai2 ngo5 dou3 sou2 saam1 seng1 zi1 hau6 jat1 cai4 zin2 coi2.)
eng:May we invite our guests to cut the ribbon after my countdown from three.
<eg>
yue:我而家倒數三聲，三聲之內你好即刻起身。 (ngo5 ji4 gaa1 dou3 sou2 saam1 seng1, saam1 seng1 zi1 noi6 nei5 hou2 zik1 haak1 hei2 san1.)
eng:I will count down from 3. You better get up before I say the third word.
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<explanation>
yue:數住距離重要日子仲有幾耐時間，多數以日計算
eng:to count down to special occasions or important dates, usually in terms of days
<eg>
yue:世界盃倒數一百日 (sai3 gaai3 bui1 dou3 sou2 jat1 baak3 jat6)
eng:100 days to go until the World Cup
<eg>
yue:我倒數緊佢返嚟嘅日子。 (ngo5 dou3 sou2 gan2 keoi5 faan1 lei4 ge3 jat6 zi2.)
eng:I'm counting down the days until he comes back.
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<explanation>
yue:喺節日前夕參加聚會或慶祝派對，通常包括半夜前十幾秒開始逐秒倒數到半夜，迎接節日嘅來臨
eng:to attend countdown celebrations on the eve of special occasions
<eg>
yue:你平安夜有冇去倒數？ (nei5 ping4 on1 je6 jau5 mou5 heoi3 dou3 sou2?)
eng:Did you go to the countdown on the Christmas Eve?
<eg>
yue:新年就快到，我哋一齊倒數咯。 (san1 nin4 zau6 faai3 dou3, ngo5 dei6 jat1 cai4 dou3 sou2 lo3.)
eng:The New Year is almost here, let's count down together.

(pos:區別詞)
<explanation>
yue:由最尾數返去最頭；逆次序數
eng:to count from the last; to count in descending or reversed order
<eg>
yue:倒數第二行 (dou3 sou2 dai6 ji6 hong4)
eng:the second line from the bottom
<eg>
yue:細佬今次考全班倒數第三。 (sai3 lou2 gam1 ci3 haau2 cyun4 baan1 dou3 sou2 dai6 saam1.)
eng:My brother ranks third-last in class.

(pos:名詞)
<explanation>
yue:將1除以一個唔等於0嘅數，得出嘅#商 就係被除數嘅倒數（量詞：個）
eng:(math.) reciprocal
<eg>
yue:正整數越大，倒數越細；負整數越大，倒數越大。 (zing3 zing2 sou3 jyut6 daai6, dou2 sou3 jyut6 sai3, fu6 zing2 sou3 jyut6 daai6, dou2 sou3 jyut6 daai6.)
eng:The greater a positive integer is, the smaller its reciprocal is; the greater a negative integer is, the greater its reciprocal is.

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