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  tou1 dou1   jyutping
  dao1 dao2 tao1   pinyin
(for dao1) talk on and on; keep harping about; chatter away.
(for dao2) mutter; grumble.
(for tao1) be favoured with; get the benefit of


Stroke count: 5
Level: 3
Radical: (#30)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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detail  lou4 dou1   = grumble
detail  seoi5 dou1  xu4 dao5 = long-winded
detail  dou1 lou4  dao1 lao5 = to chatter away without stopping; to talk on and on
detail  bat1 tyun5 dei6 lou4 dou1  bu4 duan4 di4 lao2 dao1 = to nag
detail  lou4 lou4 dou1 dou1  lao2 lao2 tao1 tao1 = murmuring all the time; talk nineteen to the dozen
detail  wu1 lei1 daan1 dou1   = messy, dirty
detail  dou1 dou1 seoi6 seoi6  dao1 dao1 xu4 xu4 = talk on endlessly

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: This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.  
: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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