「翻兜」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: faan1 dau1
Individual
Character Meaning:
翻 to turn over; to return; to go back; to flip
兜 pocket; flat bowl; container; box; bowl; pot; to direct towards
Part of Speech: verb
Labels: Slang
Explanation:
  • to repeat an action or a choice
    (Cant.) 最zeoi3近gan6嗰go2間gaan1公gung1司si1又jau6翻faan1兜dau1佢keoi5以ji5前cin4啲di1飲jam2品ban2包baau1裝zong1喇laa3。
    (Eng.) These days the company is adopting the old packaging of their drinks.
    (Cant.) 今gam1年nin2年nin4終zung1試si5翻faan1兜dau1出ceot1返faan1上soeng6年nin2嘅ge3試si5題tai4。
    (Eng.) The questions last year appear in the final exam this year.
    (Cant.) 電din6視si6時si4不bat1時si4翻faan1兜dau1周zau1星sing1馳ci4啲di1戲hei3。
    (Eng.) Stephen Chow's movies are broadcast on TV from time to time.

  • (for ex-lovers) to get back together
    (Cant.) 咁gam3多do1年nin4嚟lai4,佢keoi5哋dei6都dou1好hou2後hau6悔fui3一jat1時si4衝cung1動dung6而ji4分fan1手sau2,仲zung6係hai6好hou2掛gwaa3住zyu6對deoi3方fong1,好hou2想soeng1翻faan1兜dau1。
    (Eng.) In these years, they have regretted breaking up impulsively; they still miss each other and want to get back together.

Synonym: Synonym: 炒冷飯
See also: 復合 捉蟲入屎忽 揸兜 放長線釣大魚 無心插柳柳成蔭 生米煮成熟飯 翻撻 翻箱倒籠 見錢眼開 見風駛舵 𢲡 (部份類近詞彙取自ToastyNews數據分析)
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