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  tou1 dou1   jyutping
  tao1 dao1   pinyin
[] tou1 | [] tao1
be favoured with; get the benefit of

[] dou1 | [] dao1
talkative; garrulous; grumble

The "talkative" meaning is mainly used in Mandarin. Some dictionaries use tou1 as Cantonese reading for this meaning.
See also [www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk]
verb
Stroke count: 5
Level: 2
Radical: (#30)

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

This word has been viewed 3137 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 4th Sep 2013 02:31

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detail  lou4 dou1  lao2 dao5 = grumble
detail  seoi5 dou1  xu4 dao5 = long-winded
detail  dou1 lou4  dao1 lao5 = to chatter away without stopping; to talk on and on
detail  bat1 tyun5 dei6 lou4 dou1  bu4 duan4 di4 lao2 dao1 = to nag
detail  lou4 lou4 dou1 dou1  lao2 lao2 tao1 tao1 = murmuring all the time; talk nineteen to the dozen
detail  wu1 lei1 daan1 dou1   = messy, dirty
detail  dou1 dou1 seoi6 seoi6  dao1 dao1 xu4 xu4 = talk on endlessly
detail  tou1 gwong1  tao1 guang1 = much obliged to

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