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gaau2
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[1] carry on; engaged in; practise [2] set up; start; organize [3] incite; stir up; scheme [4] seek; secure; obtain [5] make (sb) suffer; fix (sb) Stroke count: 13
Level: 2
Radical: 扌 (#64)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 16249 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44 |
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搞成噉 gaau2 sing4 gam2 = do (sth) until it turned out like this 粵 搞鬼 gaau2 gwai2 = play tricks 搞作 gaau2 zok3 = action, movement 搞掂 gaau2 dim6 = to get sth. done 粵 搞定 gaau2 ding6 = to finish a job 國 搞錯 gaau2 co3 = mistaken; do sth. wrong [Var.] 攪錯 有冇搞錯 jau5 mou5 gaau2 co3 = are you kidding me? 粵 搞搞震 gaau2 gaau2 zan3 = to horse around 粵 搞笑 gaau2 siu3 = funny; amuse 搞乜鬼 gaau2 mat1 gwai2 = what the heck are you doing? 粵 See all 48 compounds (CantoDict reports 49 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing all 11 examples containing 搞
做乜搞成噉呀 粵
What were you thinking? [Lit. do what make complete thus [particle]? This is an idiomatic expression that does not take well to direct translation.]
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 ]
咪搞我! 粵
I can't be bothered! [[synonym] 唔使預我, 我唔得閒 http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?3,117987]
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.] Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : 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. |