咄 (deot1 zyut3 cyut3 | duo1 duo4) : tut-tut; shout out an order

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咄

deot1 zyut3 cyut3

duo1 duo4

[1] [interjection] tut-tut (expressing astonishment, scolding or denouncing)
[2] [v] shout out an order

1. Jyutping deot1 is standard reading; zyut3 & cyut3 are variants. See [www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk]
2. Pinyin duo1 is used in China, duo4 in Taiwan.

Stroke count: 8

Level: 3

Radical: 口 (#30)

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

咄

This word has been viewed 3771 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 4th Jul 2014 21:47 and last edited on 5th Dec 2014 09:11

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咄咄逼人 cyut3 cyut3 bik1 jan4 duo4 duo4 bi1 ren2 = to use immense pressure to force someone to do something; overbearing

咄咄怪事 cyut3 cyut3 gwaai3 si6 duo1 duo1 guai4 shi4 = strange on-goings

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被你這樣咄咄逼人地追問，他就更慌了！國
With your forceful interrogation, he became even more nervous.

老虎竟然識食紅蘿蔔，真係咄咄怪事！
Tigers that eat carrots? How strange is that?!

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Decimal representation of this word: 咄
Unicode code for this character: U+5484 (off-site link)

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