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

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都

dou1

dou1 du1

[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.

都

This word has been viewed 45262 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

首都 sau2 dou1 shou3 du1 = capital city

全都 cyun4 dou1 quan2 dou1 = all; everything without any exception; absolutely everything

都市 dou1 si5 du1 shi4 = metropolis; major city

大都 daai6 dou1 da4 dou1 = for the most part; on the whole; generally

東京都 dung1 ging1 dou1 = Tokyo Prefecture

都不 dou1 bat1 = neither

都得 dou1 dak1 = all get/share

佛都有火 fat6 dou1 jau5 fo2 = intolerable anger; "that's the limit!" (lit., "even Buddha gets inflamed") 粵

係人都知 hai6 jan4 dou1 zi1 = public knowledge 粵

幾點鐘都 gei2 dim2 zung1 dou1 = whenever; anytime

幾時都 gei2 si4 dou1 = whenever; anytime

幾多都 gei2 do1 dou1 = any amount or any number

點樣都 dim2 joeng6*2 dou1 = anyhow, however

邊個都 bin1 go3 dou1 = whoever, anybody

成都 sing4 dou1 cheng2 du1 = Chengdu (in Sichuan Province)

都好啦 dou1 hou2 laa1 = "it will be fine"

都似 dou1 ci5 = has the possibility 粵

乜都假 mat1 dou1 gaa2 mie1 dou1 jia3 = cannot be helped 粵

亦都 jik6 dou1 yi4 dou1 = also; too 粵

水都 seoi2 dou1 = wet city

國際都會 gwok3 zai3 dou1 wui6 /wui5 = cosmopolitan city

新興都市 san1 hing1 dou1 si5 = boomtown

珍珠都冇咁真 zan1 zyu1 dou1 mou5 gam3 zan1 = it's definitely true 粵

大都市 daai6 dou1 si5 da4 du1 shi4 = [n] megacity; metropolis

講極都唔明 gong2 gik6 dou1 m4 ming4 = still don't understand, even after further explanation 粵

古都 gu2 dou1 gu3 du1 = ancient capital (place)

國都 gwok3 dou1 guo2 du1 = national capital; capital

點都好 dim2 dou1 hou2 = anyway; no matter what 粵

睬佢都傻 coi2 keoi5 dou1 so4 = to not allow one's dignity to be compromised (a form of refusal along the lines of, "keep dreaming") 粵

打鑼都搵唔到 daa2 lo4 dou1 wan2 m4 dou3*2 = to be unable to find sb after making a big production of it 粵

擔屎都唔偷食 daam1 si2 dou1 m4 tau1 sik6 = to be completely trustworthy (lit., "to carry crap and not eat it") 粵

等到頸都長 dang2 dou3 geng2 dou1 coeng4 = to have been waiting for a very long time

不嬲都 bat1 nau1 dou1 = always (habit) 粵

一戙都冇 jat1 dung6 dou1 mou5 = completely defeated; no pile of money left (in gambling) 粵

一天都光晒 jat1 tin1 dou1 gwong1 saai3 = the problem has been completely solved (passed)

無論點都好 mou4 leon6 dim2 dou1 hou2 = no matter what

諗極都諗唔到 nam2 gik6 dou1 nam2 m4 dou3*2 = no matter how much thinking, still cannot think of it 粵

開口埋口都話 hoi1 hau2 maai4 hau2 dou1 waa6 = whenever one speaks, one (always) says that... 粵

噉都得 gam2 dou1 dak1 = whatever 粵

石頭都鑽出水 sek6 tau4 dou1 zyun3 ceot1 seoi2 = make the impossible become possible 粵

大都會 daai6 dou1 wui6 da4 du1 hui4 = metropolitan; metropolis, megalopolis

都市型男 dou1 si5 jing4 naam4 = a metrosexual

擳都唔笑 zit1 dou1 m4 siu3 = humourless; overly serious 粵

爛船拆埋都有三斤釘 laan6 syun4 caak3 maai4 dou1 jau5 saam1 gan1 deng1 = a rich and influential man at his lowest is still better off than the poor 粵

點都 dim2 dou1 = anyhow; no matter what 粵

幾大都 gei2 daai6*2 dou1 = in any event; anyhow 粵

雞春咁密都會哺出仔 gai1 ceon1 gam3 mat6 dou1 wui5 bou6 ceot1 zai2 = secret divulged 粵

踩著芋莢都當蛇 caai2 zoek6 wu6 hap3 dou1 dong3 se4 = false suspicion 粵

渣都冇 zaa1 dou1 mou5 = not even dregs are left; to have nothing left 粵

托塔都應承 tok3 taap3 dou1 jing1 sing4 tuo1 ta3 dou1 ying1 cheng2 = promise to do almost anything 粵

無功都有勞 mou4 gung1 dou1 jau5 lou4 wu2 gong1 dou1 you3 lao2 = although there aren't any results or achievements, yet one still put a lot of work into sth.

國際大都會 gwok3 zai3 daai6 dou1 wui6 guo2 ji4 da4 dou1 hui4 = international metropolis

十劃都未有一撇 sap6 waak6 dou1 mei6 jau5 jat1 pit3 shi2 hua4 dou1 wei4 you3 yi4 pie3 = There is not the slightest sign of anything happening yet 粵

一日都係... jat1 jat6 dou1 hai6 yi1 ri4 dou1 xi4 = it's all .... fault; ... is always the blame 粵

弊弊都冇咁弊 bai6*2 bai6 dou1 mou5 gam3 bai6 bi4 bi4 dou1 mao3 han2 bi4 = the worst case senario; the worst possible circumstances; nothing more terrible or lousy than 粵

大纜都扯唔埋 daai6 laam6 dou1 ce2 m4 maai4 da4 lan3 dou1 che3 wu2 mai2 = 1. there's absolutely no connection (relationship) between them 2. not even a big rope could pull them together 粵

點都要 dim2 dou1 jiu3 dian3 dou1 yao4 = no matter what 粵

食龍肉都冇味 sik6 lung4 juk4 dou1 mou5 mei6 shi2 long2 rou4 dou1 mao3 wei4 = not be in the mood for sth.; not have an appetite 粵

生米都煮成熟飯 saang1 mai5 dou1 zyu2 seng4 suk6 faan6 sheng1 mi3 dou1 zhu3 cheng2 shu2 [PRC]/ shou2 [TW] fan4 = what\\\'s done is done; things are irreversible

喊都無謂 haam3 dou1 mou4 wai6 = crying over spilt milk 粵

蚊都瞓啦 man1 dou1 fan3 laa1 = it would be too late 粵

睇到眼都突埋 tai2 dou3 ngaan5 dou1 dat6 maai4 di4 dao4 yan3 dou1 tu1 mai2 = be appalled at the sight of sth. 粵

阿駝都畀佢激直 aa3 to4*2 dou1 bei2 keoi5 gik1 zik6 a1 tuo2 dou1 bi4 qu2 ji1 zhi2 = to be infuriated (to the point that a humpback's back would straighten out) 粵

冤豬頭都有盟鼻菩薩 jyun1 zyu1 tau4 dou1 jau5 mang4 bei6 pou4 saat3 yuan1 zhu1 tou2 dou1 you3 meng2 bi4 pu2 sa4 = love is blind 粵

話都冇咁快 waa6 dou1 mou5 gam3 faai3 = before you can say knife 粵

稟神都冇句真 ban2 san4 dou1 mou5 geoi3 zan1 bing3 shen2 dou1 mao3 ju4 zhen1 = lie through one's teeth; lie like a gas meter 粵

洪都拉斯 hung4 dou1 laai1 si1 hong2 du1 la1 si1 = Honduras

宏都拉斯 wang4 dou1 laai1 si1 hong2 du1 la1 si1 = Honduras

京都 ging1 dou1 = Kyoto

加德滿都 gaa1 dak1 mun5 dou1 jia1 de2 man3 du1 = Kathmandu

撒都該人 saat3 dou1 goi1 jan4 sa1 du1 gai1 ren2 = Sadducees

都柏林 dou1 paak3 lam4 du1 bo2 lin2 = Dublin

昌都 coeng1 dou1 chang1 du1 = Chamdo, ch. Qamdo or Changdu

昌都地區 coeng1 dou1 dei6 keoi1 chang1 du1 di4 qu1 = Changdu district (district in Tibet)

德都 dak1 dou1 de2 du1 = Dedu (place in Heilongjiang)

都昌 dou1 coeng1 du1 chang1 = Duchang (place in Jiangxi)

都江堰 dou1 gong1 jin2 du1 jiang1 yan4 = Dujiangyan (city in Sichuan)

都蘭 dou1 laan4 du1 lan2 = Dulan (place in Qinghai)

都勻 dou1 wan4 du1 yun2 = Duyun (city in Guizhou)

花都 faa1 dou1 hua1 du1 = Huadu (city in Guangdong)

豐都 fung1 dou1 feng1 du1 = Fengdu (place in Sichuan)

江都 gong1 dou1 jiang1 du1 = Jiangdu (city in Jiangsu)

樂都 lok6 dou1 le4 du1 = Ledu (place in Qinghai), Lok To

於都 jyu1 dou1 yu2 du1 = Yudu (place in Jiangxi)

望都 mong6 dou1 wang4 du1 = Wangdu (place in Hebei)

武都 mou5 dou1 wu3 du1 = Wudu (place in Gansu)

寧都 ning4 dou1 ning2 du1 = Ningdu (place in Jiangxi)

新都 san1 dou1 xin1 du1 = Xindu (place in Sichuan)

商都 soeng1 dou1 shang1 du1 = Shangdu (place in Inner Mongolia)

京都條約 ging1 dou1 tiu4 joek3 = Kyoto accord

南方都市報 naam4 fong1 dou1 si5 bou3 = Southern Metropolitan Daily

都靈 dou1 ling4 = Turin, Torino

京都排骨 ging1 dou1 paai4 gwat1 = Kyoto spare ribs

京都府 ging1 dou1 fu2 = Kyoto prefecture

都市日報 dou1 si5 jat6 bou3 = Metropolis Daily

三都 saam1 dou1 san1 dou1 = Sandou (county in Guizhou province)

首都國際機場 sau2 dou1 gwok3 zai3 gei1 coeng4 shou3 du1 guo2 ji4 ji1 chang2 = Beijing Capital International Airport

首都劇場 sau2 dou1 kek6 coeng4 shou3 du1 ju4 chang2 = the Capital Theater (in Beijing)

騎都尉 kei3/gei6 dou1 wai3 qi2 dou1 wei4 = captain or commander of the cavalry

碗碟碰埋都有聲 wun2 dip6 pung3 maai4 dou1 jau5 seng1 = a warning that when people come together they are bound to quarrel 粵

爛船都有三斤釘 laan6 syun4 dou1 jau5 saam1 gan1 deng1 lan4 chuan2 dou1 you3 san1 jin1 ding1 = appear to be broke, yet have backup funds 粵

托塔都肯 tok3 taap3 dou1 hang2 tuo1 ta3 dou1 ken3 = be willing to do almost anything 粵

都靈裹屍布 dou1 ling4 gwo2 si1 bou3 = the Shroud of Turin

臊臊都係羊肉 sou1 sou1 dou1 hai6 joeng4 juk6 sao1 sao1 dou1 xi4 yang2 rou4 = something falls short of expectations but is still of benefit 粵

化咗灰都認得 faa3 zo2 fui1 dou1 jing6 dak1 = recognizable in any circumstance 粵

都安瑤族自治縣 dou1 on1 jiu4 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6 du1 an1 Yao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4 = Du'an Yaozu autonomous county (county in Guangxi)

三都水族自治縣 saam1 dou1 seoi2 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6 san1 dou1 shui3 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4 = Sandou Shuizu autonomous county (county in Guizhou)

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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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