兜 (dau1 | dou1) : go for a drive; canvass; pouch

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兜

dau1

dou1

[1] [v] make a detour; move round; take an indirect route;
[2] [v] go for a (leisurely) stroll/ drive/ jaunt;
[3] [v] canvass; solicit (business); [粵] scout around for customers;
[4] [v] wrap up with a pouch; hold up;
[5] [粵] help out (in conversation);
[6] [v] take upon oneself; take all the responsibility (for sth.);
[7] [n] pouch; pocket; bag; ladle;
[8] [n] [粵] container for rice, pet food or coins;
[9] [粵] direct at; right on;

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Stroke count: 11

Level: 3

Radical: 儿 (#10)

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

兜

This word has been viewed 8716 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 31st Aug 2009 00:11

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三兜 saam1 dau1 san1 dou1 = 30 bucks; 30 dolllars 粵

豬兜 zyu1 dau1 zhu1 dou1 = [offensive] [adj] stupid; [n] stupid people 粵

圍兜 wai4 dau1 wei2 dou1 = bib -clothing tied around neck to protect clothes from dirt

兜兒 dau1 ji4 dou1 er5; dour1 = pocket; bag 國

山兜 saan1 dau1 = a mountain chair

兜搭 dau1 daap3 = to hitch up

兜兜 dau1 dau1 dou1 dou5 = an undergarment covering chest and abdomen

兜肚 dau1 tou5 dou1 du5 = an undergarment covering chest and abdomen

兜圈 dau1 hyun1 = to move in a circle; a taxi driver deliberately taking the long way

兜出 dau1 ceot1 = instead of waiting in line in traffic one charges down the wrong side of the road
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兜咗一個大緙。粵
Move in a big round circle.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,135490,135494#msg-135494]

兜心口揈咗佢兩棰。粵
They gave him two punches right on the chest.

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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.

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Decimal representation of this word: 兜
Unicode code for this character: U+515c (off-site link)

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