都 (dou1 | dou1 du1) : all; both; even; already; also; capital

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dou1

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[粵] dou1 [國] dou1
[1] [adv] all; both; without exception
[2] [adv] even; already
[3] [粵] [adv] also; too

[粵] dou1 [國] du1
[n] capital; metropolis; big city

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

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This word has been viewed 42180 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 14th Mar 2014 14:04

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乜都 mat1 dou1 mie1 dou1 = anything; everything 粵

都好 dou1 hou2 = all good

都可以 dou1 ho2 ji5 dou1 ke3 yi3 = all OK

都會 dou1 wui6 du1 hui4 = metropolis

都係 dou1 hai6 = may as well; still 粵

乜嘢都 mat1 je5 dou1 = whatever; anything 粵

他們都 taa1 mun4 dou1 ta1 men5 dou1 = all of them 國

都是 dou1 si6 dou1 shi4 = all are 國

一日都係 jat1 jat6 dou1 hai6 yi1 ri4 dou1 xi4 = it's all because of 粵

一日都係你 jat1 jat6 dou1 hai6 nei5 yi1 ri4 dou1 xi4 ni3 = it's all because of you 粵
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阿爸阿媽日日都去晨運。粵
Papa and mama go exercising every morning.

隻隻山羊都有兩隻角粵
Every goat has two horns.
[Lit. [counter] [counter] goat also have two [counter] horns. The "[counter][counter]都" pattern means "every".]

全部都唔識呀粵
I don't know anything.
[Lit. everything also not know.]

佢晚晚都行公司粵
She goes shopping every night.
[Lit. She evening-evening also walk-company]

我都唔知點算粵
I don't know what to do either.
[[set phrase]]

我從來都沒去過日本。國
I have never been to Japan.

我一生一世都會愛你。
I'll love you for the rest of my life.

唔知點解呢排成日都頭痛呀。粵
I don't know why I've been getting so many headaches lately.

我每次考試都好緊張。粵
I am nervous every time I take a test.

次次都一樣粵
"(do it) the same way each time"
[eg: when demonstrating how to do something]

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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