到 (dou3 dou3*2 | dao4) : arrive; go to

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dou3 dou3*2

dao4

[粵] dou3 | [國] dao4
[1] [v] arrive; reach; get to
[2] [v] go to; leave for
[3] [particle] used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree/extent

[粵] dou3*2 | [國] dao4
[particle] used after a verb to indicate attainment/achievement or potentiality

Stroke count: 8

Level: 1

Radical: 刀 (#18)

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

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到期 dou3 kei4 dao4 qi1 (PRC), dao4 qi2 (Taiwan) = [v] to expire; [adj/adv] at the due date

聽到 teng1 dou3*2 ting1 dao4 = hear; have heard

看到 hon3 dou3*2 kan4 dao4 = look; have looked 國

見到 gin3 dou3*2 jian4 dao4 = see; have seen; have met

睇到 tai2 dou3*2 = look; have looked 粵

收到 sau1 dou3*2 shou1 dao4 = to have received (sth.)

等到 dang2 dou3 deng3 dao4 = wait until; waited until

到來 dou3 lei4/lai4/loi4 dao4 lai2 = to arrive; to reach; to have arrived; arrival; advent

來到 loi4 dou3 lai2 dao4 = to come, to arrive

找到 zaau2 dou3/3*2 zhao3 dao4 = find; succeed in finding 國

令到 ling6 dou3 ling4 dao4 = cause; make; result in

考唔到 haau2 m4 dou3*2 = fail an exam 粵

入到 jap6 dou3/2 ru4 dao4 = to enter; to have entered; to have gained entry 粵

聞到 man4 dou3*2 wen2 dao4 = to smell

撞到 zong6 dou3*2 = bump into; encounter 粵

悶到抽筋 mun6 dou3 cau1 gan1 = bored to death 粵

飲到啤啤乎 jam2 dou3 be1*4 be1 fu4 yin3 dao4 pi2 pi2 hu1 = be very drunk; hammered 粵

搵到 wan2 dou3*2 wen4 dao4 = find 粵

到底 dou3 dai2 dao4 di3 = after all; in the end

遲到 ci4 dou3 chi2 dao4 = to arrive late

親眼看到 can1 ngaan5 hon3 dou3*2 qin1 yan3 kan4 dao4 = see with one's own eyes 國

親眼睇到 can1 ngaan5 tai2 dou3*2 = see with one's own eyes; personally witness 粵

到處 dou3 cyu3 dao4 chu4 = everywhere, all over

唔到你唔 m4 dou3 nei5 m4 = cannot help if you do not 粵

報到 bou3 dou3 bao4 dao4 = announce one's arrival/presence; to check-in; report for duty;

遇到 jyu6 dou3*2 yu4 dao4 = to meet

周到 zau1 dou3 zhou1 dao5 = thoughtful; considerate

直到 zik6 dou3 zhi2 dao4 = until

遭到 zou1 dou3 zao1 dao4 = to suffer; to meet with misfortune

得到 dak1 dou3*2 de2 dao4 = to achieve; to get; to attain

接到 zip3 dou3*2 jie1 dao4 = to receive; have received

恰到好處 hap1 dou3 hou2 cyu3 qia4 dao4 hao3 chu4 = just right

達到 daat6 dou3 da2 dao4 = to reach; to arrive; to attain; to achieve

等到頸長 dang2 dou3 geng2 coeng4 deng3 dao4 jing3 chang2 = wait for a very long time 粵

到達 dou3 daat6 dao4 da2 = to reach; to arrive

落到 lok6 dou3*2 = befallen, befell

想得到 soeng2 dak1 dou3*2 = conceivability

到場 dou3 coeng4 dao4 chang3 = [1] show up; [2] be present (at the scene)

受到 sau6 dou3 shou4 dao4 = [1] get, be given; [2] receive, suffer

想到 soeng2 dou3 = bethink of

感到 gam2 dou3*2 gan3 dao4 = to feel, sense, think that

提到 tai4 dou3 ti2 dao4 = mention; speaking of; refering to

歸根到底 gwai1 gan1 dou3 dai2 gui1 gen1 dao4 di3 = in the final analysis

談到 taam4 dou3*2 tan2 dao4 = to talk about

夢到 mung6 dou3*2 meng4 dao4 = dream 國

夢到的 mung6 dou3 dik1 meng4 dao4 de5 = dreamlike; oneiric 國

感覺到 gam2 gok3 dou3*2 gan3 jue2 dao4 = to feel

到此為止 dou3 ci2 wai4 zi2 = no farther, hereto, hereunto

做到 zou6 dou3/3*2 = [1] accomplish; achieve; live up to; [2] to do to an extent of ...

到頭來 dou3 tau4 loi4 = in the event

加到 gaa1 dou3*2 = add

賺到錢 zaan6 dou3*2 cin2 = cash in

追到 zeoi1 dou3*2/dou3 zhui1 dao4 = catch up with; gain on; forereach

不到 bat1 dou3*2 = non-attendance 國

到埠 dou3 bou6 = to make harbour; to make port; to arrive 粵

到家 dou3 gaa1 dao4 jia1 = be excellent; be perfect

臨到 lam4 dou3 = happen to; just before

到時 dou3 si4 = that time

到訪 dou3 fong2 = to visit

估唔到 gu2 m4 dou3/dou3*2 = unexpected; unable to guess 粵

執到寶 zap1 dou3*2 bou2 = strike it rich

說到尾 syut3 dou3 mei5 = in a word

老到 lou5 dou3 = experienced and trustworthy

有運到 jau5 wan6 dou3 = "my day", a good day

收到風 sau1 dou3 fung1 = get wind

收到風聲 sau1 dou3 fung1 seng1 = get wind

衰到貼地 seoi1 dou3 tip3 dei6*2 = down on one's luck; extremely nasty or bad 粵

拿到 naa4 dou3*2 = get

搞到 gaau2 dou3 = cause; result in; even 粵

很想得到 han2 soeng2 dak1 dou3*2 = itch, longing, waiting, hunger for, hankering 國

做得到 zou6 dak1 dou3*2 = accomplished

意識到 ji3 sik1 dou3*2 = to wake up/notice/realize

靚到痺 leng3 dou3 bei3 = beautiful, stunning, gorgeous (paralyzed by beauty) 粵

播唔到 bo3 m4 dou3*2 = can't play (as with a VCR) 粵

錄唔到 luk6 m4 dou3*2 = can't record (as with a VCR) 粵

揀到 gaan2 dou3*2 jian3 dao4 = to choose (successfully); to get (something good) 粵

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

追到瘦 zeoi1 dou3 sau3 = to bother desparately

爬到 paa4 dou3 = to climb up to or as far as

不到黃河心不死 bat1 dou3*2 wong4 ho4 sam1 bat1 sei2 bu4 dao4 huang2 he2 xin1 bu4 si3 = not stop until one reaches the Huanghe River; not stop until one reaches one's goal 國

沒找到 mut6 zaau2 dou3*2 mei2 zhao3 dao4 = didn't find

考到 haau2 dou3*2 kao3 dao4 = to have passed an examination

入到去 jap6 dou3/2 heoi3 ru4 dao4 qu4 = to have entered; to have gone in 粵

承認收到 sing4 jing6 sau1 dou3*2 cheng2 ren4 shou1 dao4 = [v] receipt

找不到 zaau2 bat1 dou3*2 zhao3 bu4 dao4 = couldn't find

意想不到 ji3 soeng2 bat1 dou3*2 yi4 xiang3 bu4 dao4 = unexpected; previously unimagined

回到 wui4 dou3 hui2 dao4 = return to

包產到戶 baau1 caan2 dou3 wu6 bao1 chan3 dao4 hu4 = fixing of farm output quotas for each household

遲到的 ci4 dou3 dik1 chi2 dao4 de5 = [adj] afterwards, later 國

可得到 ho2 dak1 dou3*2 ke3 de2 dao4 = available

受到影響 sau6 dou3 jing2 hoeng2 shou4 dao4 ying3 xiang3 = to be affected (usually adversely); to suffer

書到用時方恨少 syu1 dou3 jung6 si4 fong1 han6 siu2 shu1 dao4 yong4 shi2 fang1 hen4 shao3 = When you need to apply some knowledge and you regret not acquiring enough of it

船到橋頭自然直 syun4 dou3 kiu4 tau4 zi6 jin4 zik6 chuan2 dao4 qiao2 tou2 zi4 ran2 zhi2 = things have a way of working out

得不到 dak1 bat1 dou3*2 de2 bu4 dao4 = cannot get; cannot obtain 國

靚到暈 leng3 dou3 wan4 = very beautiful (so beautiful one will faint) 粵

靚到爆燈 leng3 dou3 baau3 dang1 = very pretty (so pretty as to blow out a lamp) 粵

飲到大大地 jam2 dou3 daai6 daai6*2 dei6*2 = [v] to get a large amount; to drink and get drunk

知到 zi1 dou3 = to be sensible of; to know (orthographic variant of 知道) 粵

想不到 soeng2 bat1 dou3*2 xiang3 bu5 dao4 = unexpected 國

講到尾 gong2 dou3 mei5 = in conclusion; boil down to 粵

話到尾 waa6 dou3 mei5 = in conclusion 粵

飽到上心口 baau2 dou3 soeng5 sam1 hau2 = to have eaten too much

親戚到 can1 cik1 dou3 = one's (menstrual) period has arrived

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

抵到爛 dai2 dou3 laan6 = at a very cheap price

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

到喉唔到肺 dou3 hau4 m4 dou3 fai3 = inadequate; not enough for the purpose 粵

火車未到站 fo2 ce1 mei6 dou3 zaam6 = having one's trousers inadvertantly unzipped (lit., "train isn't yet at the station")

幾生修到 gei2 sang1 sau1 dou3 = good luck; good fortune

攪到滿天神佛 gaau2 dou3 mun5 tin1 san4 fat6 = totally disordered, in a mess

由細到大 jau4 sai3 dou3 daai6 = since childhood; ascending order 粵

兩頭唔到岸 loeng5 tau4 m4 dou3 ngon6 = to be in a catch 22; to have two options both of which are bad 粵

冇嘢到 mou5 je5 dou3 = incompetent; useless 粵

冇料到 mou5 liu6*2 dou3 = incompetent; useless 粵

一本通書睇到老 jat1 bun2 tung1 syu1 tai2 dou3 lou5 = rigid, inflexible (in one's views) 粵

有料到 jau5 liu6*2 dou3 = useful, substantial

一講曹操，曹操就到 jat1 gong2 cou4 cou1, cou4 cou1 zau6 dou3 = speak of the devil; Speak of the Devil and he shall come

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

姣婆守唔到寡 haau4 po4 sau2 m4 dou2 gwaa2 = a sexually promiscuous woman can't remain a widow 粵

癐到死 gui6 dou3 sei2 = extremely tired, very exhausted 粵

嗅到 cau3/hung3 dou3/3*2 xiu4 dao4 = to smell; syn. 聞到

上到頂 soeng5 dou3 deng2 shang4 dao4 ding3 = to the top

落到底 lok6 dou3 dai2 = to the bottom 粵

趕唔到 gon2 m4 dou3*2 = cannot make it; too late for sth. 粵

喊到一句句 haam3 dou3 jat1 geoi3*2 geoi3 = wailing 粵

達到目的 daat6 dou3 muk6 dik1 = to achieve the goal

遲到早退 ci4 dou3 zou2 teoi3 = to arrive late but to leave early

由下到上 jau4 haa6 dou3 soeng6 = bottom-up

急到爆缸 gap1 dou3 baau3 gong1 = to have an urgent need to use the toilet such that one feels ready to burst 粵

痛到半死 tung3 dou3 bun3 sei2 tong4 dao4 ban4 si3 = extremely painful

激到甩肺 gik1 dou3 lat1 fai3 = to be very pissed; to flare up or explode with rage 粵

嘈到拆樓 cou4 dou3 caak3 lau4*2 = to be very noisy 粵

趕到 gon2 dou3*2 = to be able to make it in time; there in time for 粵

從早到晚 cung4 zou2 dou3 maan5 cong2 zao3 dao4 wan3 = from morning till night

由朝到晚 jau4 ziu1 dou3 maan5 = from morning till night 粵

從小到大 cung4 siu2 dou3 daai6 cong2 xiao3 dao4 da4 = since childhood; ascending order

一日到黑 jat1 jat6 dou3 hak1 = all day long; always 粵

由朝...到黑 jau4 ziu1 ... dou3 hak1 = (to do sth) from morning till night 粵

到位 dou3 wai6*2 = to arrive at a destination

用到 jung6 dou3 yong4 dao4 = to use; can use

由頭到尾 jau4 tau4 dou3 mei5 = from first to last 粵

一年到晚 jat1 nin4 dou3 maan5 = all year round 粵

勢估唔到 sai3 gu2 m4 dou3*2 = I would have never guessed 粵

弗到漏油 fit1 dou3 lau6 yau4 fu2 dao4 lou4 you4 = super fit, in great shape 粵

忙到甩轆 mong4 dou3 lat1 luk1 mang2 dao4 shuai3 lu4 = busy over one's head, super busy 粵

嗌到拆天 aai3 dou3 caak3 tin1 ai4 dao4 chai1 tian1 = shout in a loud voice 粵

瘀到痺 jyu2 dou3 bei3 yu1 dao4 bi4 = to be extremely embarrassed 粵

藥到病除 joek6 dou3 bing6 ceoi4 yao4 dao4 bing4 chu2 = once one has taken medicine or applied medicine one's ailment is eliminated

忙到一頭煙 mong4 dou3 jat1 tau4 jin1 mang2 dao4 yi1 tou2 yan1 = extremely busy; to be swamped; to be up to one's ears with stuff to do 粵

捉到鹿唔識脫角 zuk1 dou3*2 luk6 m4 sik1 tyut3 gok3 zhuo1 dao4 lu4 wu2 shi2 (PRC) shi4 (TW) tuo1 jiao3 = to have a good opportunity but not know to grasp hold of it 粵

做到氣咳 zou6 dou3 hei3 kat1 zuo4 dao4 qi4 ke2 = to work till one is exhausted (panting for air and coughing) 粵

癲到無倫 din1 dou3 mou4 leon4 dian1 dao4 wu2 lun2 = absolutely crazy; totally nuts 粵

噏到口唇邊 ngap1 dou3 hau2 seon4 bin1 xi1 dao4 kou3 chuan2 bian1 = to be on the tip of one's tongue 粵

搏到盡 bok3 dou3 zeon6 bo2 dao4 jin4 = go all out; go flat out; spare no effort; forge ahead 粵

醉到𢫕𢫕地 zeoi1 dou3 wing1 wing1 dei6*2 = dead drunk; bashed; inebriated; boozed up 粵

水到渠成 seoi2 dou3 keoi4 sing4 shui3 dao4 qu2 cheng2 = success is assured

馬到功成 maa5 dou3 gung1 sing4 ma3 dao4 gong1 cheng2 = to achieve success

幾時輪到... gei2 si4 leon4 dou3 ji3 shi2 lun2 dao4 = who said you can... 粵

燒到埋身 siu1 dou3 maai4 san1 shao1 dao4 mai2 shen1 = a desperate situation 粵

到埗 dou3 bou6 dao4 bu4 = arrive 粵

招呼唔到 ziu1 fu1 m4 dou3 = not being attentive enough 粵

嬲到彈起 nau1 dou3 daan6 hei2 = hopping mad 粵

料不到 liu6 bat1 dou3 liao4 bu2 dao4 = little did I know; never did I imagine 國

M到 M dou3*2 = have period (woman's menstruation) 粵

馬到成功 maa5 dou3 sing4 gung1 ma3 dao4 cheng2 gong1 = obtain instant success

碰到 pung3 dou3*2 peng4 dao4 = to come across; to run into; to meet; to hit

唔啱講到啱 m4 ngaam1 gong2 dou3 ngaam1 wu2 yan2 jiang3 dao4 yan2 = negotiate towards a compromise in a dispute 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

白頭到老 baak6 tau4 dou3 lou5 bai2 tou2 dao4 lao3 = (to live together until the) white hairs of old age

輸到甩褲 syu1 dou3 lat1 fu3 = to lose heavily 粵

偷雞唔到蝕拃米 tau1 gai1 m4 dou3*2 sit6 zaa6*1 mai5 = go for wool and come home shorn 粵

點到即止 dim2 dou3 zik1 zi2 dian3 dao4 ji2 zhi3 = pull one's punches

到會 dou3 wui6 dao4 hui4 = attend a meeting; catering

靚到沊一聲 leng3 dou3 dam2 jat1 seng1 = very beautiful 粵

窮到燶 kung4 dou3 nung1 qiong2 dao4 nong2 = [俗] very poor 粵

打爛砂盆問到篤 daa2 laan6 saa1 pun4 man6 dou3 duk1 = seek after truth 粵

吃不到的葡萄是酸的 hek3 bat1 dou3 dik1 pou4 tou4 si6 syun1 dik1 = saying or pretending that something is not worth having because one cannot obtain it 國

省到立立令 saang2 dou3 laap3 laap3 ling3 = variant of 㨘到立立呤粵

活到老學到老 wut6 dou3 lou5 hok6 dou3 lou5 huo2 dao4 lao3 xue2 dao4 lao3 = it's never too late to learn

燒到...嗰疊 siu1 dou3...go2 daap6 shao1 dao4 ge3 die2 = drag somebody into something; get somebody involved 粵

勢諗唔到 sai3 nam2 m4 dou3*2 shi4 shen3 wu2 dao4 = variant of 勢估唔到粵

㨘到立立呤 saang2 dou3 laap3 laap3 ling3 = burnish shiny; give a bullocking 粵

撐到底 caang3 dou3 dai2 = hang tough 粵

等運到 dang2 wan6 dou3*2 deng3 yun4 dao4 = passively wait for good fortune to come on its own

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好開心識到你. 粵
Nice to meet you.
[(lit.) Very happy to have met you.]

佢可以見到我 ?
He can see me

佢曬到好黑粵
He's tanned.
[Lit. he shine arrive (very) black]

我唔想畀你哋見到粵
I don't want to let you see.
[Lit. I not want give you-[plural marker] see-arrive]

我見到兩張枱粵
I can see two tables.
[Lit. I see-arrive two [counter] table.]

你哋真係呃唔到人粵
You're no good at fooling people.
[Lit. you-[plural marker] really trick-not-arrive people]

對不起，由於下雨，所以我遲到了。國
I'm sorry, I was late because of the rain.

我一見到我父母就好開心。粵
I am very happy upon seeing my parents.

我行路行到雙腳好攰。粵
I walked until my legs were tired.
[We have to repeat the verb 行 because the object 路 and the extent particle 到 are both there in the sentence.]

見到你很高興國
nice to meet you

晚上你可以看到頭上天空中的星辰國
At night you can see stars in the sky above your head.

幾分鐘之後我就到國
After a few minutes I'll be there.

我在幾分鐘之內就到國
I'll be there in a few minutes.

能見到你真是太好了。國
It was nice meeting you.

就嚟悶到我死啦。粵
I am being bored to death.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,131797,132172#msg-132172]

我啲廣東話好到你唔信呀！粵
My Cantonese is better than you think!
[bragging]

咪郁啦!!你喺到郁嚟郁去我睇唔到前面呀。粵
Don't move!! I can't see the front when you keep moving.
[the meaning of 咪郁 and 唔好郁 is the same basically, but the young people would like to say 咪郁 more than 唔好郁.]

聖誕節就快到喇粵
It will be Christmas soon

你硬係食到過籠！粵
You always eat too much food!

我病到死死下! 粵
I am so ill I feel like dying!

佢病到五顏六色粵
He is seriously ill.

你別這麼出爾反爾嘛﹗剛纔說要去﹐現在說不要了 — 你到底去不去啊﹖ 國
Stop changing your mind! A while ago, you said you wanted to go, but now you say you don't want to--are you really going or aren't you?

返學可以識到好多同學仔。粵
Going to school can get to know a lot of classmates.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,131529,131533#msg-131533]

當你睇到呢封信嘅時候﹐我已經離開咗香港。粵
By the time you read this letter, I will have already left Hong Kong.
[This line of dialogue is often heard in TV soap operas! :-)]

先生，請問有啲咩可以幫到你嘅呢？粵
Sir, how can I help you?

搭幾號巴士可以去到上環？粵
Which bus can take me to Sheung Wan?

請問喺伊到可以搭咩車去科大？粵
Excuse me, do you know what public transport can take me to the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (from here)?

水去到一百度就會滾。粵
Water boils at one hundred degree (Celcius).

佢喺度釣魚…但係終於釣到垃圾粵
He's fishing... but, he wound up catching some rubbish!
[Lit. He currently fishing... but, he finally catch-arrive rubbish!]

我見到呢度有一間唔係好大嘅警崗粵
I can see a police box that's not very big here.
[Lit. I see-arrive here have one [counter] is-not very big [possessive particle] police box. You CANNOT say 唔大 or 唔好大 instead of 唔係好大, although it may sound like either one if a speaker is talking very quickly. 唔大 should be 細.]

佢次次都講大話，都畀我聽到… 粵
He's always telling lies which I hear.
[Lit. He time time also tells-lies, also give me listen]

我根本阻住唔到佢粵
I just wasn't able to stop him.
[Lit. I basically block-not-arrive him. The construction verb-m4-dou2 indicates an inability to complete the action. So, block-not-arrive is idiomatically "unable to block".]

個差人喺車尾廂搵到個屍體粵
The policeman found the body in the car's trunk.
[Lit. [counter] policeman at car-trunk find-arrive [counter] dead-body In this example, 喺車尾廂 cannot go at the end of the sentence. (Why?)]

我頭先email畀你嗰啲資料，你收到未呀？粵
Have you get the information I emailed to you just now yet?
[Lit. I just-now email give you that information, you receive not-yet [particle]?]

點解我今日冇見到你呀粵
Why didn't I see you today?
[Lit. why I today not-have see-arrive you [particle]? [maybe on the telephone]]

有個人喺九龍花園搵到個化石粵
Someone found a fossil in Kowloon Park.

佢曬太陽曬到黑猛猛粵
He sunbathed so much he got a great tan.
[Lit. he shine-sun shine-arrive pitch black. 佢曬到黑猛猛 is okay too.]

啱啱收到現場最新嘅消息粵
We've just received an on-the-spot update.
[Lit. just now receive on-the-spot most new [possessive particle] news. Std. Chinese: 剛剛收到現場最新的消息. (Heard this sentence on a news report.)]

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 ]

呢啲蚊𧕴痕到死！粵
These bites are damn itchy!
[Lit. This [plural counter] mosquito-bite itchy-arrive-die!]

唔係呃,我今朝重未見到佢。粵
No, I haven't seen him yet this morning.
[呃 [aak3] is a final particle used here to emphasize a denial of sth which is often detailed immediately after it.]

我每次見到佢﹐ 佢都係講緊電話。粵
He's speaking on the phone whenever I see him.
[English "whenever" = Cantonese "every time" (每次) + "is always" (都係)]

我捉到你出千！粵
I caught your cheating!

佢一見到我，即刻黑面粵
Once he saw me, he gave me a stern look.

你務必要按時到達那裡。國
You must be there on time.

快啲行啦，唔係就遲到㗎喇。粵
Please be quicker, otherwise it will be late.

我估唔到佢有幾高粵
I'm not able to guess his height.
[See the word entry for 估唔到 as the pronunciation for 到 can change depending on the meaning intended.]

估唔到會喺呢度見到你! 粵
Fancy seeing you here!
[See the word entry for 估唔到 as the pronunciation for 到 can change depending on the meaning intended.]

通常會喺博物館搵到古董粵
Antiques can usually be found in museums.

一講曹操曹操就到 ?!
PLEASE DELETE AND RECREATE AS A COMPOUND (IDIOM), AS PER http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,92526,92538#msg-92538 Speak of the devil (and he shall appear).
[PLEASE DELETE AND RECREATE AS A COMPOUND (IDIOM), AS PER http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,92526,92538#msg-92538 Note that this is a rough translation "曹操" is actually a famous Chinese general and NOT a translation for the devil.]

佢睇緊書，但係我睇唔到嗰本書嘅名。粵
He/She is reading a book, but I can't see what it's called.

好食到七名都食埋粵
So tasty that it is finger licking good.

佢咁醜，梗係追唔到女仔啦! 粵
He's so ugly, of course he can't get a girl(friend)!

畀架車瀄到成身泥粵
We're splashed with mud from head to toe by the passing car.
[lit. "the entire body"]

我返到屋企起勢噉飲水。粵
I drank water unceasingly on returning home.

本書㨴到最後一頁粵
Turn the book to the last page!

他原本不想到這裡來國
He originally didn't want to come here.

佢走咗好多冤枉路, 先至搵到呢份工。粵
He has taken many a roundabout way before finding this job.

爬到上山頂, 猛咁嗍氣。粵
I gasp for breath after climbing up the hilltop.

呢份工做到嗍氣。粵
This job involves strenuous work.
[[i]lit.[/i] this job work till gasp breath Note: "job" is topic, not subject. Extent particle 到 is followed by verb phrase 嗍氣.]

緊要家陣開始努力溫書，考試過唔過到骨至少對得住自己良心。粵

阿媽同我女朋友傾到好投契粵
My mom and girlfriend are having such a kindred conversation.

啲蚊零舍毒，咬嚫啲蚊赧到而家都未消粵
These mosquitoes especially potent as the swellings from their bites have yet to subside.

反到成身都咁𣲷/nap6/,重唔去沖個涼粵
You are all sweaty and sticky after playing. Quickly go for your shower.

佢做嘢咁慢，做到天光都做唔完啦！粵
He works so slowly, he won't be even finished by [next] morning.

荔枝過造後至到龍眼旺季
The peak season for longans to come on sale is after the lychees.

佢胃唔好痛到喺張床度捵嚟捵去粵
He has gastritis; it hurts so much that he tosses and turns on his bed.

亞蓮隔籬周不時都打通宵麻雀，令到佢同屋企人受滋擾。粵
Ah Lin's neighbours often play mahjong right through the night thereby disturbing her and her family.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,137957,137958#msg-137958]

你走到冇雷公咁遠買貨，點為得過呀粵
It is not worth buying goods from such a faraway place.

咪下扒輕輕，講過就要做到粵
Don't just say it, you must do it.

老細請呢餐我哋都食到依牙鬆槓粵
The treat from my boss was wonderful and the food was great!

隻杯放到咁𠍁，因住𢱕落嚟。粵
The cup is placed so close to the edge, be careful or it might just fall off.

老細畀啲工人激到佢七竅生煙粵
Boss got really pissed off by the workers.

媽媽將屋企打理到井井有條一啲都唔易粵
It is not an easy feat for Mommy to manage the house so neat and tidy.

好彩得到你細心查核，搵到問題嘅所在粵
Fortunately due to your careful checks, we are able to find where the problem lies.

隻狗好似嗅到乜味道噉，開始大聲吠粵
The dog seems to have sniffed and picked up some scent and started to bark.

我想學好講嘢先。當我講得好嘅時候，就會開始學寫。而家，我只係想留到最後先至學寫。粵
I want to learn to speak first . When I can speak well, then I'll learn to write. For now, I just want to leave the writing until last.
[copied from [url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?7,91899,91899#msg-91899]this thread.[/url]]

逼到佢使出渾身解數粵
Forced him to pit all his skills

收聲啦, 嘈到拆樓咁! 粵
Shut up, you're making a lot of noise!

乜呢張廣告貼到周街都係㗎! 粵
This advertisement is being posted all over the place!

同咁多對手競爭，點樣先至得令到自己脫穎而出呢粵
With so many other competitors, how can I ensure that I stand out from the rest?

而家佢著緊草，梗係聯絡佢唔到啦粵
He is definitely uncontactable now since he is on the run.

嚟到真係著時，適值佢喺屋企粵
Came at the right time, just when he is home.

佢已經練到出神入化的境界
He has already attained the level of perfection through training.

朝早食嗰碗粥稀冧冧，未到晏晝就餓嘅嘞粵
The bowl of porridge you had this morning was so watery. You will be hungry before noon.

搭地鐵由西灣河到銅鑼灣只需大概二十分鐘嘅車程。粵
It takes only around twenty minutes from Sai Wan Hoi to Causeway Bay by MTR (the Metro).

佢住喺座山度，不知幾咁隔涉，連車都行唔到粵
He lives up on a mountain, really secluded, you can't even reach it by car.

我眼尾見到有人喺門口行過粵
I saw someone walked passed the door out from the corner of my eyes

我地一定會將呢件事查到水落石出。粵
we must investigate this incident till the truth comes out.
[[also]查個水落石出 ]

我盼望能夠找到真愛國
I hope to be able to find true love.
[I hope I can find true love.]

如果阿明真係一個識飛嘅超人就好喇⋯⋯噉佢就唔會喺條街度踩咗啲米田共返嚟屋企，重要印到成條走廊嘅地板都係！抹死人咩⋯⋯ 粵
It'd be nice if Ah Ming were a superhero that knew how to fly … Then he wouldn't have brought home the poop that he stepped on in the street and printed it all over the floorboards in the hallway! Cleaning it up will be the death of me …

見到你頭先嘅樣，我諗你已經知道咗呢本唔係普通嘅筆記啦粵
Based on your expression just now, I guess you already know that this isn't an ordinary notebook.
[Lit. see-arrive you just-not (possessive particle) expression, I think you already know-already, this (counter) isn't ordinary (possessive particle) notebook.]

我幾個月前見到有一盞又好光又非常之高嘅街燈喺草地上面粵
I saw a bright and really tall streetlight on the grass a few months ago.
[Lit. I several months before see-arrive have one [counter] and bright and very tall [possessive particle] streetlight located grass-floor on.]

唔使幾耐，你就可以睇到一出精彩嘅好戲粵
In due course, you'll see a spectacular display.
[Lit. in good time, you then can see-arrive one [counter] brilliant [possessive particle] play. 不消多久=唔使幾耐]

你琴晚劈酒劈到醉醉地粵
You got pretty drunk last night.
[Lit. you yesterday evening binge-alcohol binge-arrive drunk-ish]

屋企咁黑猛猛，我好似盲咗噉睇唔到嘢粵
The house is so dark it's like I'm blind.

新澤西州到處都係不毛之地粵
New Jersey is just barren wasteland.
[Lit. New Jersey everywhere also is barren wasteland. Originally the sentence was 死神界到處都是不毛之地, but I gave it a little twist!]

琴晚佢飲到好醉，跟住鹹鹹濕濕噉搓我女朋友對波。粵
Last night he got really drunk and then lecherously fondled my girlfriend's breasts.
[Further discussion: http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?7,84284,111096#msg-111096]

似乎我幫唔到你，都係交個波畀人罷啦。粵
Seems there's nothing I can do to help you so I'm just gonna have to pass the buck on to someone else.
[Further discussion: http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?7,84284,111096#msg-111096]

今日畀蚊咬到成身蚊𧕴。粵
I was covered by mosquito bites today.
[Lit. Today by mosquito bite arrive whole-body mosquito-bite]

我嗰陣時親眼見到隻獅子喺動物園嗰度衝咗出嚟粵
With my own eyes, I saw a lion come charging out of the zoo!
[Lit. I that time own-eyes see-arrive [counter] lion at zoo that-place zoom-already out come 出嚟 implies that you're standing outside of the zoo, because the lion's coming towards you 咗 implies the lion's already outside the zoo gate (completed)]

其實我好想同佢掟煲，但係因為次次同佢講呢件事佢都喊得好慘，所以到而家我都唔敢同佢講分手粵
Actually I really want to break up with her, but I daren't suggest it. Every time I mention it, she bursts into tears.
[Lit. actually I very want with her break-up, however because time-time with her also speak this [counter] matter she cry manner very pitiful, therefore arrive now I not dare with her speak split hand.]

我哋去到嗰陣﹐場面十分墟冚。粵
The scene was all alive by the time we arrived.

佢一句話﹐引到成屋人都笑起嚟。粵
His remark set everyone in the house roaring with laughter.
[起嚟 is a verb complement which means 'starting to ...'.]

佢變到我簡直認佢唔出。粵
He had changed so much that I no longer recognized him.
[The two verbs 變 and 認 are each affixed with a verb particle 到 and 唔出 respectively. 到 is a degree particle while 唔出 is a potential particle.]

好處多到講唔晒。粵
The advantages are too numerous to mention.
[Cantonese verbs and adjectives are often followed by various types of particle. Here, 到、唔 and 晒 are extent, potential and quantifying particles respectively. ]

我哋不斷收到呢啲冇用嘅傳單﹐實在討厭。粵
We keep getting these unwanted flyers; they're a real nuisance.
[In the second part of sentence, the English version uses "they" to show a change of new subject. The Cantonese version does not need a new subject which is understood.]

等到差佬來，蚊都瞓啦！粵 ?!
[粵] paint will dry before the cops come! lit. to wait for the policeman to come, mosquitos would be asleep

等到你返嚟嗰陣﹐佢已經走咗三日喇。粵
By the time you return, he will have already been gone for three days.
[咗 (have been) is a perfective marker in a future tense sentence here.]

我食公仔麵食到厭。粵
I'm fed up with the eating of instant noodles.
[Very often, the same verb (食) has to be used twice when there are both an object (公仔麵) and an extent particle (到) in a sentence. ]

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.]

我今朝發咗個夢，係關於你嘅。喺夢裡面我見到你同我一齊玩器械。粵
This morning I had a dream, it was about you. In the dream I saw us playing the equipment together

亞雄成晚喺度捵床捵蓆，隻手紮到豬蹄噉，佢重喺度考慮好唔好請假粵
Ah Hung spent the whole night tossing and turning on his bed, clenching his fist like pig's trotters; he is still considering if he should apply for leave from work.
[http://storyboard1212.mysinablog.com/index.php?op=ViewArticle&articleId=25098]

大家都知道亞雄吹水功夫一流，佢可以將一件簡單嘅事講到天花龍鳳嚟吸引人。粵
Everyone knows Ah Hung is really good at talking. He can capture his audience by making a simple matter so sophisticated.

我唔沖涼係好芝麻綠豆嘅事嚟嘅啫，唔好喺到囉囉唆唆！粵
That I don't take a bath is such a trifling matter, stop nagging at me here!

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