撻 (taat3 taat1 | ta4) : flog; forfeit; screw up; start (car)

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撻

taat3 taat1

ta4

[粵] taat3 | [國] ta4
[v] flog; whip; strike

[粵] taat3 - Cantonese only
[1] [v] forfeit (deposit money); repudiate (debt)
[2] [v] screw up; make a mistake; fail
[3] [v] shuffle; wear shoes as slippers | [國] 趿
[4] [v] stick out; show; display

[粵] taat1 - Cantonese only
[1] [v] start (a car); turn on (ignition) - a loanword from "start"
[2] [n] tart - a loanword from "tart"
[3] [v] steal; cheat; grab

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Stroke count: 16

Level: 2

Radical: 扌 (#64)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

撻 / 挞

This word has been viewed 6868 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 29th Aug 2011 04:47

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遙控撻車 jiu4 hung3 taat3 ce1 yao2 kong4 ta4 che1 = keyless remote (car) 粵

蛋撻 daan6 taat3*1 = egg custard tart 粵

撻沙魚 taat3 saa1 jyu4*2 = Macao sole

葡撻 pou4 taat1 = Portuguese tart

撻訂 taat3 deng6 = defaulted on purchase of something (also 撻定)

撻定 taat3 deng6 = defaulted on purchase of something (also 撻訂)

忌廉撻 gei6 lim4*1 taat3 = cream tarts

嘥撻 saai1 taat3 = to waste 粵

撻沙 taat3 saa1 = tonguesole (fish)

椰撻 je4 taat3*1 = [n] coconut tart (as a loanword)

杰撻撻 git6 taat3*6 taat3*6 = in a lot of trouble; very bad/serious

撻皮 taat3 pei4 = to bludge, to slack off 粵

撻返著 taat3*1 faan1 zoek6 = to restart; to bring back up 粵

撻着 taat1 zoek6 = start up (car); hit it off 粵

撻嘢 taat1 je5 = steal; petty theft 粵

果撻 gwo2 taat1 guo3 ta4 = fruit tart 粵

撻Q taat3 qiu1 = to make a mistake; to screw up a shot in snooker, football/soccer, etc. 粵

撻朶 daat3 deu2 = to reveal one's identity; to name drop (in order to invoke the power of someone) 粵

撻出愛火花 taat3 ceot1 oi3 fo2 faa1 ta4 chu1 ai4 huo3 hua1 = ignite sparks of love 粵

一撻即着 jat1 taat3 zik1 zoek6 yi1 ta4 ji2 zhao2 = one spark and the fire's blazing; for the flame of love to quickly ingnite 粵

鞭撻 bin1 taat3 bian1 ta4 = lash, flog, castigate

辣撻 laat6 taat3 la4 ta4 = dirty, tricky, underhanded 粵

撻伐 taat3 fat6 ta4 fa2 = dispatch troops to supress; to launch a punitive expedition against

撻火 taat1 fo2 ta4 huo3 = ignite 粵

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燒焊返個線圈就可以撻着架車粵
The car should be able to start once we weld the solenoid.

佢撻住對波鞋行商場。粵
He shuffled around the mall with the backs of his sneakers trodden down.

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