搞 (gaau2 | gao3) : carry on; set up

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搞

gaau2

gao3

[1] carry on; engaged in; practise
[2] set up; start; organize
[3] incite; stir up; scheme
[4] seek; secure; obtain
[5] make (sb) suffer; fix (sb)

Stroke count: 13

Level: 2

Radical: 扌 (#64)

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

搞

This word has been viewed 18264 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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搞成噉 gaau2 sing4 gam2 = do (sth) until it turned out like this 粵

搞鬼 gaau2 gwai2 gao3 gui3 = play tricks

搞作 gaau2 zok3 = action, movement

搞掂 gaau2 dim6 = to get sth. done 粵

搞定 gaau2 ding6 gao3 ding4 = to finish a job 國

搞錯 gaau2 co3 gao3 cuo4 = mistaken; do sth. wrong [Var.] 攪錯

有冇搞錯 jau5 mou5 gaau2 co3 = are you kidding me? 粵

搞搞震 gaau2 gaau2 zan3 gao3 gao3 zhen4 = to horse around 粵

搞笑 gaau2 siu3 gao3 xiao4 = funny; amuse

搞乜鬼 gaau2 mat1 gwai2 gao3 mie1 gui3 = what the heck are you doing? 粵

搞𠶧 gaau2 dim6 gao3 dian4 = to accomplish sth.; to (successfully) complete a task 粵

搞活 gaau2 wut6 gao3 huo2 = to liven up

怎麼搞 zam2 mo1 gaau2 zen3 me5 gao3 = how to do 國

搞好 gaau2 hou2 hao3 hao3 = do well; make a good job of

搞笑片 gaau2 siu3 pin3*2 gao3 xiao4 pian4 = comedy film

大搞 daai6 gaau2 = to do something vigorously; to get something into full swing

搞到 gaau2 dou3 = cause; result in; even 粵

搞到死火 gaau2 dou3 sei2 fo2 = to involve in (usually financial) trouble; engine trouble or car stalled

搞住 gaau2 zyu6 = to disturb; to keep (annoyingly) disturbing someone

搞爛GAG gaau2 laan6 gek1 = making crappy jokes 粵

搞通 gaau2 tung1 gao3 tong1 = [v] make sense of something

搞緊乜 gaau2 gan2 mat1 = what are you doing? 粵

搞唔掂 gaau2 m4 dim6 = cannot handle 粵

搞事 gaau2 si6 = to make trouble between people (also 搞屎)

搞屎 gaau2 si2 = to make trouble between people (also 搞事)

搞手 gaau2 sau2 = the driving force (person) behind an organization 粵

搞邊科 gaau2 bin1 fo1 = "what are you trying to do?", "what are you plotting?" 粵

搞屎棍 gaau2 si2 gwan3 = a troublemaker (lit., "a stick that stirs excrement"); to stir up trouble between people 粵

攞嚟搞 lo2 lai4 gaau2 = to go looking for trouble 粵

惡搞 ok3 gaau2 e4 gao3 = spoof

搞不好 gaau2 bat1 hou2 gao3 bu hao3 = perhaps; maybe 國

勁搞笑 ging6 gaau2 siu3 jing4/jin4 gao3 xiao4 = extremely funny or ridiculous

搞什麼鬼 gaau2 sam6 mo1 gwai2 gao3 shen2 me5 gui3 = "what are you trying to do?", "what are you plotting?"

搞嚟搞去 gaau2 lai4 gaau2 heoi3 = to range back and forth 粵

搞橫 gaau2 waang4*1 = spoil; ruin 粵

搞衛生 gaau2 wai6 sang1 = sanitation, to clean up 粵

搞不懂 gaau2 bat1 dung2 gao3 bu5 dong3 = not to be able to understand; cannot figure out

搞搞震，冇幫襯 gaau2 gaau2 zan3 mou5 bong1 can3 gao3 gao3 zhen4, mao3 bang1 chen4 = to cause trouble; to go to a store and instead of buying sth. you cause trouble 粵

搞出人命 gaau2 ceot1 jan4 meng6 gao3 chu1 ren2 ming4 = do sth. that get someone killed; (slang) get pregnant

搞砸 gaau3 zaap3 gao3 za2 = to mess up; to ruin; to scre up; to throw a monkey wrench into (粵) 搞橫；搞喎；搞亂檔；國

搞亂檔 gaau2 lyun6 dong3 gao3 luan4 dang4 = upset the apple cart; stir up trouble 粵

盞搞 zaan2 gaau2 zhan3 gao3 = do something to no avail; do something for nothing 粵

搞出個大頭佛 gaau2 ceot1 go3 daai6 tau4 fat6 gao3 chu1 ge4 da4 tou2 fo2 = to make a mess of things; get oneself in a dilemma 粵

搞基 gaau2 gei1 = being gay 粵

怎麼樣搞 zam2 mo1 joeng6*2 gaau2 zen3 me5 yang4 gao3 = how to do 國

怎樣搞 zam2 joeng6*2 gaau2 zen3 yang4 gao3 = how to do 國

怎搞 zam2 gaau2 zen3 gao3 = how to do 國

搞笑諾貝爾獎 gaau2 siu3 nok6 bui3 ji5 zoeng2 = the IgNobel Prize (satire ceremony by the Journal of Irreproducible Results)

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假期有乜搞作啊？粵
What are your plans for the holidays?

做乜搞成噉呀粵
What were you thinking?
[Lit. do what make complete thus [particle]? This is an idiomatic expression that does not take well to direct translation.]

間辦公室俾啲細路搞到立立亂。粵
The office was turned upside-down by the kids.
[[parsing] (classifier) office by (plural classifier) kids make (extent particle) chaotic http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,128766 ]

咪搞我! 粵
I can't be bothered!
[[synonym] 唔使預我, 我唔得閒 http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?3,117987]

佢喺度搞乜鬼？粵
What the heck is he/she doing here (or right now)?

唔好搞爛gag 啦! 粵
Stop making crappy jokes.

他搞不好是故意的國
He may have done it intentionally.

你真係掯，單嘢咁棘手你都搞得掂粵
You are competent to have solved such a sticky problem.

套戲好無厘頭但夠搞笑。粵
The movie is nonsensical but funny.

佢經常遲到﹐ 搞到老闆好唔高興。粵
He is always late, which makes his boss very upset.
[Cantonese grammar does not need a relative pronoun (which) to introduce a subordinate clause.]

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