「doot / 嘟」

Entry #1
Character、
Pronunciation:
  • doot dut6
  • 嘟 dut6 , dyut6
Part of Speech: adjective
Explanation:
  • dim-witted, slow, stupid; usually used mildly or endearingly
    (Cant.) 睇tai2到dou3第dai6二ji6季gwai3先sin1知zi1個go3主zyu2角gok3做zou6緊gan2咩me1,我ngo5真zan1係hai6好hou2dootdut6呀aa3。
    (Eng.) It's not until the second season when I knew what the protagonist was up to. I'm such an idiot.

  • (especially of outfit) unstylish, especially in a stupid or outdated way
    (Cant.) 條tiu4褲fu3本bun2身san1冇mou2咩me1,係hai6你nei5着zoek3上soeng5身san1就zau6有jau5啲di1dootdut6囉lo1。
    (Eng.) This pair of trousers is okay on its own, it's just that it looks kind of stupid when you're wearing it.

Synonym: Synonym: 薯嘜
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「嘟」

Entry #2
Pronunciation: dyut1 dut1
Part of Speech: verb
Explanation:
  • euphemism to substitute a foul word
    (Cant.) 嘟dut1你nei5吖aa1!你nei5整zing2污wu1糟zou1咗zo2我ngo5件gin6新san1衫saam1啊aa3!
    (Eng.) Damn it! You've stained my new shirt!

  • to press an Octopus Card onto the reader to pay
    (Cant.) 嘟dut1包baau1嘢je5飲jam2
    (Eng.) to buy a paper-packed drink with an Octopus Card
    (Cant.) 小siu2姐ze2,你nei5未mei6嘟dyut1好hou2卡kaat1喎wo3。
    (Eng.) Madam, you haven't pressed your card right yet.

  • to pout
    (Cant.) 嘟dyut1起hei2個go3嘴zeoi2
    (Eng.) to pout
    (Cant.) 佢keoi5得dak1唔m4到dou2佢keoi5想soeng2要jiu3嘅ge3嘢je5就zau6嘟dut1起hei2個go3嘴zeoi2㗎gaa3喇laa3。
    (Eng.) She always pouts if she doesn't get what she wants.

See also: 扁嘴
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「嘟」

Entry #3
Pronunciation: dyut1 dut1
Part of Speech: onomatopoeia
Explanation:
a beeping sound
(Cant.) 你nei5用jung6八baat3達daat6通tung1拍paak3落lok6部bou6讀duk6卡kaat1器hei3度dou6就zau6會wui5有jau5嘟dyut1一jat1聲seng1。
(Eng.) You'll hear a beep when you tap an Octopus card on the card reader.
(Cant.) 電din6視si6啱aam1啱aam1播bo3嗰go2套tou3戲hei3,啲di1嘟dut1嘟dut1聲seng1仲zung6多do1過gwo3剩sing6低dai1啲di1對deoi3白baak6。
(Eng.) The television show that aired just now had more censor beeps than the actual dialogue.
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