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  tou4   jyutping
  tu2   pinyin
[1] be on foot; walk on foot
[2] disciple; apprentice; follower
[3] [pejorative] guy; fellow; gang
[4] empty; bare; barehanded; unarmed
[5] merely; only; futile; in vain
[6] prison sentence; imprisonment


nounAdditional PoS: adjectiveverbadverb
Stroke count: 10
Level: 3
Radical: (#60)

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

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This word has been viewed 11908 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 30th Sep 2010 01:46

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detail  seon3 tou4  xin4 tu2 = believer; disciple; devotee
detail 調  daai6 daam2 kong4 tou4, gwong1 tin1 faa3 jat6 zi1 haa6, ging2 gam2 tiu4 hei3 loeng4 gaa1 fu5 neoi5   = in broad daylight, flirt with a woman from a good home
detail  daai2 tou4  dai3 tu2 = evildoer; criminal; scoundrel; ruffian
detail  tou4 dai6*2  tu2 di4 = apprentice; disciple
detail  wui4 gaau3 tou4   = Muslim (person/people) 徒 = disciple/follower
detail  fei2 tou4  fei3 tu2 = bandit; gangster
detail  jau5 kei4 tou4 jing4  you3 qi1 tu2 xing2 (PRC), you3 qi2 tu2 xing2 (Taiwan) = limited term of imprisonment (anything less than life imprisonment)
detail  jim4 si1 ceot1 gou1 tou4  yan2 shi1 chu1 gao1 tu2 = a strict teacher cultivates accomplished students
detail  gaau3 tou4  jiao4 tu2 = follower of a religion; disciple
detail  tou4 syun1  tu2 sun1 = disciple's disciple
detail  hung1 tou4  xiong1 tu2 = villain; perpetrator
detail  tou4 geoi6 jing4 sik1  tu2 ju4 xing2 shi4 = be a mere formality
detail  tou4 jau5 jing4 sik1  tu2 you5 xing2 shi4 = be a mere formality
detail  bat1 cing2 zi1 tou4  bu4 cheng3 zhi1 tu2 = desperado
detail  fei2 tou4 zaap6 tyun4  fei3 tu2 ji2 tuan2 = gangster
detail  tin1 zyu2 gaau3 tou4  tian1 zhu3 jiao4 tu2 = Catholic; follower of Catholicism
detail  sing4 wai4 sing3 tou4  cheng2 wei4 sheng4 tu2 = to saint
detail  si1 tou4  shi1 tu2 = master and apprentice
detail  gei1 duk1 gaau3 tou4  ji1 du1 jiao4 tu2 = Christian
detail  gei1 duk1 tou4  ji1 du1 tu2 = Christian
detail  fat6 gaau3 tou4  fo2 jiao4 tu2 = a Buddhist
detail  bun6 tou4  pan4 tu2 = renegade; traitor; turncoat
detail  bou6 tou4   = thugs; mob
detail  dou2 tou4   = gamblers
detail  pin3 tou4  pian4 tu2 = swindler; fraudster; scam artist
detail  cau4 tou4  qiu2 tu2 = prisoner
detail  hok6 tou4  xue2 tu2 = apprentice
detail  tou4 jing4  tu2 xing2 = (prison) sentence; imprisonment
detail  mun4 tou4  men2 tu2 = chela; disciple; protege; clientele
detail  mong4 ming6 zi1 tou4  wang2 ming4 zhi1 tu2 = a ruffian; a desperado
detail  hok6 tou4 fan3 lin6   = apprenticeship (common formation)
detail  dou6 gaau3 tou4  dao4 jiao4 tu2 = a Daoist , a Taoist , a believer of the Dao / Tao religion
detail  gaan1 tou4  jian1 tu2 = a crafty villain
detail  mou4 duk6 gaau3 seon3 tou4 mo1 seot6 si1  wu1 du2 jiao1 xin4 tu2 mo2 shu4 shi1 = voodooist (common formation)
detail  tou4 bou6  tu2 bu4 = by foot; on foot
detail  sing3 tou4  sheng4 tu2 = saint
detail  mou4 kei4 tou4 jing4  wu2 qi1 tu2 xing2 = life imprisonment
detail  bing6 taai3 dou2 tou4  bing4 tai4 du3 tu2 = compulsive gambler; pathological gambler
detail  hou3 sik1 zi1 tou4  hao4 se4 zhi1 tu2 = a pervert; a sex maniac
detail 使  si3 tou4  shi3 tu2 = apostle
detail  ming4 si1 ceot1 gou1 tou4  ming2 shi1 chu1 gao1 tu2 = a famous teacher cultivates accomplished students
detail  gou1 tou4  gao1 tu2 = an accomplished student; a skilled pupil
detail  ji6 gaau3 tou4  yi4 jiao4 tu2 = pagan; heathen
detail  jim4 si1 sau2 haa6 ceot1 gou1 tou4  yan2 shi1 shou3 xia4 chu1 gao1 tu2 = a strict teacher cultivates accomplished students
detail  si1 tou4  si1 tu2 = Szeto, Situ, Seeto, etc. (multi-character surname with many romanizations)
detail  daan1 tou4  dan1 tu2 = Dantu (place in Jiangsu)
detail  cing1 gaau3 tou4   = Puritan
detail  zam3 seon3 wui6*2 gaau3 tou4   = [n] a Baptist (person)
detail  je4 sou1 gei1 duk1 hau6 kei4 sing3 tou4 gaau3 wui6*2  ye1 su1 ji1 du1 hou4 qi1 sheng4 tu2 jiao4 hui4 = The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS)
detail  sing3 tou4 zyun6  sheng4 tu2 zhuan4 = hagiography (common formation)

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