「度」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: dou6
Part of Speech: quantifier
Explanation:
  • quantifier for degrees of temperature
    (Cant.) 攝sip3氏si6二ji6十sap6度dou6即zik1係hai6華waa6氏si6六luk6十sap6八baat3度dou6。
    (Eng.) Twenty degrees Celsius is equivalent to sixty-eight degrees Fahrenheit.
    (Cant.) 水seoi2一jat1百baak3度dou6就zau6會wui5滾gwan2。
    (Eng.) Water boils at a hundred degrees.

  • quantifier for angular degrees
    (Cant.) 直zik6角gok3係hai6九gau2十sap6度dou6。
    (Eng.) A right angle is ninety degrees.
    (Cant.) 香hoeng1港gong2大daai6約joek3喺hai2北bak1緯wai5廿jaa6二ji6度dou6,東dung1經ging1一jat1百baak3一jat1十sap6四sei3度dou6。
    (Eng.) Hong Kong is approximately at 22°N 114°E.

  • quantifier for degrees of refractive errors, where 100 degrees represents -1 dioptre of lens correction
    (Cant.) 成seng4千cin1度dou6近gan6視si6,唔m4配pui3眼ngaan5鏡geng2好hou2難naan4睇tai2得dak1清cing1楚co2。
    (Eng.) It's hard to see clearly with myopia of -10 (dioptres) without glasses.

  • quantifier for events
    (Cant.) 一jat1年nin4一jat1度dou6
    (Eng.) once a year
    (Cant.) 兩loeng5度dou6當dong1選syun2
    (Eng.) to be elected twice
    (Cant.) 再度zoi3 dou6
    (Eng.) again

  • quantifier for the volume ratio of an alcohol solution
    (Cant.) 支zi1酒zau2成seng4五ng5十sap6幾gei2度dou6好hou2掯kang3。
    (Eng.) This liquor has an ABV over 50 and tastes so strong.
    (Cant.) 酒zau2精zing1搓co1手sau2液jik6通tung1常soeng4係hai6七cat1十sap6至zi3八baat3十sap6度dou6。
    (Eng.) Hand sanitizers usually contain 70% to 80% of alcohol.

  • quantifier for the sun protection factor of sunscreen
    (Cant.) 搽caa4支zi150ng5 sap6度dou6嘅ge3太taai3陽joeng4油jau4先sin1。
    (Eng.) Let me apply some SPF 50 sunscreen.

  • quantifier for music intervals
    (Cant.) 八度baat3 dou6
    (Eng.) octave

  • quantifier for spatial dimensions
    (Cant.) 維度wai4 dou6
    (Eng.) temporal or spatial dimension
    (Cant.) 三saam1度dou6空hung1間gaan1
    (Eng.) three dimensional space

  • 1kWh of electricity usage

  • 1kl of water usage

  • quantifier for the amount of oxygen used in medication, litre of oxygen per minute (LPM)

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「度 / 道」

Entry #2
Character、
Pronunciation:
  • 度 dou6
  • 道 dou6
Part of Speech: noun
Explanation:
place; spot; boundaries; sphere of an activity or a state
(Cant.) 呢度ni1 dou6
(Eng.) here
(Cant.) 嗰度go2 dou6
(Eng.) there
(Cant.) 喺度hai2 dou6
(Eng.) being; doing; literally: at this spot/place
(Cant.) 邊度bin1 dou6
(Eng.) where
(Cant.) 將zoeng1啲di1花faa1生sang1同tung4糖tong4擺baai2埋maai4同tung4一jat1度dou6先sin1。
(Eng.) Put the peanuts and candies together.
(Cant.) 另ling6一jat1度dou6先sin1有jau5得dak1影jing2印jan3。
(Eng.) You can photocopy only in another place/location.
(Cant.) 我ngo5哋dei6兩loeng5度dou6都dou1想soeng2去heoi3。
(Eng.) We want to go to both places.
(Cant.) 好hou2多do1度dou6都dou1錯co3咗zo2喎wo3。
(Eng.) Well, there are many mistakes.
(Cant.) 死sei2啦laa1,揾wan2勻wan4咁gam3多do1度dou6都dou1唔m4見gin3啊aa3。
(Eng.) Oh dear, we've looked for so many places but still cannot find it.
(Cant.) 你nei5件gin6褸lau1喺hai2我ngo5度dou6。
(Eng.) Your coat is kept by me.
(Cant.) 呢ni1個go3例lai6子zi2我ngo5喺hai2書syu1度dou6見gin3過gwo3㗎gaa3。
(Eng.) I saw this example in the book.
(Cant.) 我ngo5漏lau6咗zo2個go3銀ngan4包baau1喺hai2小siu2巴baa1度dou6。
(Eng.) I left my purse on the minibus.
(Cant.) 雪syut3櫃gwai6度dou6仲zung6有jau5支zi1啤be1酒zau2。
(Eng.) There is still a bottle of beer in the refrigerator.
(Cant.) 阿aa3輝fai1隻zek3腳goek3度dou6有jau5個go3紋man4身san1。
(Eng.) There is a tattoo on Fai's leg.
(Cant.) 大daai6時si4大daai6節zit3,度dou6度dou6都dou1好hou2多do1人jan4。
(Eng.) Crowds are everywhere at festivals.
(Cant.) 本bun2簿bou2度dou6畫waak6咗zo2好hou2多do1火fo2柴caai4人jan4。
(Eng.) Many figures of matches are drawn on the book.
(Cant.) 疊daap6紙zi2收sau1埋maai4喺hai2啲di1快faai1勞lou2度dou6。
(Eng.) The paper is stored in the folders.
(Cant.) 筆bat1車ce1馬maa5費fai3梗gang2係hai6要jiu3計gai3返faan1落lok6開hoi1支zi1條tiu4數sou3度dou6啦laa1。
(Eng.) The honorarium should indeed be a part of our expenditure.
(Cant.) 間gaan1廟miu2個go3銅tung4像zoeng6度dou6刻haak1咗zo2字zi6。
(Eng.) Words are inscribed on the bronze statue in the temple.
(Cant.) 牀cong4度dou6啲di1公gung1仔zai2你nei5㗎gaa4?
(Eng.) Are the dolls on the bed yours?
(Cant.) 電din6視si6度dou6啲di1疆goeng1屍si1唔m4係hai6好hou2得dak1人jan4驚geng1啫ze1。
(Eng.) Vampires on TV aren't really scary.
(Cant.) 佢keoi5哋dei6有jau5合hap6作zok3開hoi1,默mak6契kai3喺hai2返faan1晒saai3度dou6。
(Eng.) They have been cooperating and still have tacit understanding.
See also: 置 名次 園地 地點 竇口 現場 青春痘 點 斑點
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「度」

Entry #3
Pronunciation: dok6
Part of Speech: verb
Explanation:
  • to measure
    (Cant.) 我ngo5要jiu3度dok6下haa5個go3衣ji1櫃gwai6有jau5幾gei2高gou1。
    (Eng.) I have to measure the height of the wardrobe.
    (Cant.) 我ngo5攞lo2條tiu4裙kwan4出ceot1嚟lai4度dok6下haa5,發faat3現jin6唔m4係hai6好hou2啱aam1身san1。
    (Eng.) I measured the dress against myself and found that it didn't fit me.

  • to devise; to work out; to ponder
    (Cant.) 度橋dok6 kiu2
    (Eng.) to weigh ideas
    (Cant.) 度dok6條tiu4計gai2仔zai2
    (Eng.) to think of a way
    (Cant.) 諗nam2過gwo3度dok6過gwo3
    (Eng.) to think deeply
    (Cant.) 佢keoi5度dok6緊gan2套tou3戲hei3嘅ge3劇kek6本bun2。
    (Eng.) He's working on the film script.

  • to lend or borrow, especially money
    (Cant.) 你nei5可ho2唔m4可ho2以ji5度dok6住zyu6五ng5嚿gau6水seoi2俾bei2我ngo5啊aa3?
    (Eng.) Can you lend me $500?

See also: 測量 量 量度 設計 設 起 編制 健身 制訂 構思 咀嚼 思考 慮 思索
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「到 / 倒」

Entry #4
Character、
Pronunciation:
  • 到 dou2
  • 倒 dou2
  • 度 dou2
Part of Speech: affix
Explanation:
used after a numeral-classifier(-noun) phrase; approximately; about; around
(Cant.) 一jat1百baak3蚊man1到dou2
(Eng.) approximately a hundred dollars
(Cant.) 二ji6十sap6個go3人jan4到dou2
(Eng.) about twenty people
(Cant.) 四sei3十sap6歲seoi3到dou2
(Eng.) around forty years old
(Cant.) 「我ngo5哋dei6個go3表biu2演jin2幾gei2點dim2開hoi1始ci2呀aa3?」「唔m4知zi1呀aa3,我ngo5諗nam2兩loeng5點dim2到dou2啦laa1,要jiu3睇tai2下haa5前cin4一jat1個go3表biu2演jin2會wui5唔m4會wui5超ciu1時si4先sin1知zi1。」
(Eng.) "When will the next show begin?" "I don't know. It may begin at about two, depending on whether the previous one runs over time or not."
Synonym: Synonym: 左右
See also: 上下 大致上 大概 約莫 左右 上近 大約 前後 around 四圍 估計 約數
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「度」

Entry #5
Pronunciation: dou6
Part of Speech: morpheme
Explanation:
  • denotes extent or degree when placed after related adjectives
    (Cant.) 長度coeng4 dou6
    (Eng.) length
    (Cant.) 高度gou1 dou6
    (Eng.) height
    (Cant.) 闊度fut3 dou6
    (Eng.) width
    (Cant.) 硬度ngaang6 dou6
    (Eng.) strength
    (Cant.) 濕度sap1 dou6
    (Eng.) humidity
    (Cant.) 密度mat6 dou6
    (Eng.) density
    (Cant.) 酸syun1度dou6
    (Eng.) acidity

  • standard
    (Cant.) 制度zai3 dou6
    (Eng.) system
    (Cant.) 尺度cek3 dou6
    (Eng.) standard

  • limit
    (Cant.) 荒fong1淫jam4無mou4度dou6
    (Eng.) self-indulgent without limit
    (Cant.) 過度gwo3 dou6
    (Eng.) excessively

  • consideration
    (Cant.) 置之度外zi3 zi1 dou6 ngoi6
    (Eng.) to leave something out of consideration

  • appearance
    (Cant.) 風度fung1 dou6
    (Eng.) manner of behaviour
    (Cant.) 態度taai3 dou6
    (Eng.) attitude

  • tolerance
    (Cant.) 大daai6度dou6
    (Eng.) to be tolerant
    (Cant.) 氣度hei3 dou6
    (Eng.) tolerance

See also: 格 水平 準則 規格 規範 局限 拘 制 限 極點 考量 外貌 模樣 形式 風貌 身世
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「度」

Entry #6
Pronunciation: dou2
Part of Speech: noun
Labels: Jargon
Explanation:
(textile industry jargon) (vertical) length (measure word: 個)
(Cant.) 封度fung1 dou2
(Eng.) width and length
(Cant.) 短度闊封dyun2 dou2 fut3 fung1
(Eng.) short in length and wide in width
(Cant.) 呢ni1塊faai3布bou3個go3度dou2係hai68baat3呎cek3。
(Eng.) This cloth is 8 feet in length.
See also: 長短 節 橛 長度
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