「到 / 倒」

Entry #1
Character、
Pronunciation:
  • 到 dou2
  • 倒 dou2
Part of Speech: affix
Explanation:
used after verbs as complements to indicate the successful completion or the result of an action
(Cant.) 我ngo5收sau1到dou2一jat1封fung1信seon3。
(Eng.) I've received a letter.
(Cant.) 我ngo5周zau1圍wai4揾wan2枝zi1筆bat1,但daan6係hai6都dou1揾wan2唔m4到dou2。
(Eng.) I looked everywhere for the pen, but I couldn't find it.
(Cant.) 我ngo5乜mat1都dou1聽teng1唔m4到dou2。
(Eng.) I can't hear anything.
(Cant.) 我ngo5睇tai2到dou2你nei5。
(Eng.) I can see you.
(Cant.) 我ngo5諗nam2到dou2啲di1嘢je5。
(Eng.) I've thought of something.
(Cant.) 我ngo5諗nam2到dou2買maai5咩me1做zou6手sau2信seon3喇laa3。
(Eng.) I've thought of what I should buy for souvenirs.
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「倒」

Entry #2
Pronunciation: dou3
Part of Speech: verb
Explanation:
  • to reverse; to move backwards; to turn upside down; to invert
    (Cant.) 打倒褪daa2 dou3 tan3
    (Eng.) to go backwards; to worsen
    (Cant.) 倒轉dou3 zyun3
    (Eng.) to invert; to turn upside down

  • to rewind a cassette or VHS tape
    (Cant.) 你nei5要jiu3將zoeng1餅beng2帶daai2倒dou3返faan1去heoi3最zeoi3前cin4嗰go2度dou6。
    (Eng.) You have to rewind the tape to the beginning.

See also: 扭轉 反轉 倒車 倒轉 褪後 倒後 顛倒 反肚 掉轉
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「到 / 倒」

Entry #3
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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