撻 (taat3 taat1 | ta4) : flog; forfeit; screw up; start (car)

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撻

taat3 taat1

ta4

[粵] taat3 | [國] ta4
[v] flog; whip; strike

[粵] taat3 - Cantonese only
[1] [v] forfeit (deposit money); repudiate (debt)
[2] [v] screw up; make a mistake; fail
[3] [v] shuffle; wear shoes as slippers | [國] 趿
[4] [v] stick out; show; display

[粵] taat1 - Cantonese only
[1] [v] start (a car); turn on (ignition) - a loanword from "start"
[2] [n] tart - a loanword from "tart"
[3] [v] steal; cheat; grab

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Stroke count: 16

Level: 2

Radical: 扌 (#64)

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

撻 / 挞

This word has been viewed 6840 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 29th Aug 2011 04:47

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遙控撻車 jiu4 hung3 taat3 ce1 yao2 kong4 ta4 che1 = keyless remote (car) 粵

蛋撻 daan6 taat3*1 = egg custard tart 粵

撻沙魚 taat3 saa1 jyu4*2 = Macao sole

葡撻 pou4 taat1 = Portuguese tart

撻訂 taat3 deng6 = defaulted on purchase of something (also 撻定)

撻定 taat3 deng6 = defaulted on purchase of something (also 撻訂)

忌廉撻 gei6 lim4*1 taat3 = cream tarts

嘥撻 saai1 taat3 = to waste 粵

撻沙 taat3 saa1 = tonguesole (fish)

椰撻 je4 taat3*1 = [n] coconut tart (as a loanword)
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Showing all 2 examples containing 撻

燒焊返個線圈就可以撻着架車粵
The car should be able to start once we weld the solenoid.

佢撻住對波鞋行商場。粵
He shuffled around the mall with the backs of his sneakers trodden down.

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Decimal representation of this word: 撻
Unicode code for this character: U+64bb (off-site link)

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