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[1] [n] road; way; path; street [2] [n] channel; course; method [3] [n] doctrine; principle; teachings [4] [n] Taoism; Taoist; morals [5] [n] skill; artistry; craft; technique [6] [v] say; speak; talk; tell [7] [v] think; suppose; wonder [8] classifier for doors, walls, orders, etc Default PoS: Additional PoS: Show all nouns that can use this classifier Stroke count: 13
Level: 2
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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知道 zi1 dou6*3 = to know 不知道 bat1 zi1 dou6*3 = do not know 國 唔知道 m4 zi1 dou6*3 = do not know 粵 車道 ce1 dou6 = a lane; a traffic lane 味道 mei6 dou6 = taste, flavour, smell 道路 dou6 lou6 = road; way; route; path 公道 gung1 dou6 = justice; fair, reasonable 空手道 hung1 sau2 dou6 = karate 水道 seoi2 dou6 = aqueduct 下水道 haa6 seoi2 dou6 = sewer; cloaca See all 262 compounds (CantoDict reports 278 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing all 10 examples containing 道
閂返道雪櫃門! 粵
Close the fridge door! [Faan1 is used idiomatically here - we don't back 'close back the door' in English.]
呢個復活節係咪去北海道滑雪,重係十劃都未有一撇。 粵
It's still far too early to tell if we are going skiing in Hokkaido this Easter. [In this sentence, the third character 都 in the idiom 十劃都未有一撇 could be moved three spaces up so that the latter half of the sentence would become 都重係十劃未有一撇. The meaning would remain the same. ]
見到你頭先嘅樣,我諗你已經知道咗呢本唔係普通嘅筆記啦 粵
Based on your expression just now, I guess you already know that this isn't an ordinary notebook. [Lit. see-arrive you just-not (possessive particle) expression, I think you already know-already, this (counter) isn't ordinary (possessive particle) notebook.]
我哋連佢咩動機都唔知道呀 粵
We don't even know what his motive is. [Lit. we even he what motive also not-know [particle].]
自從新聞報道話椰子又好又盛, 呢一帶食肆都食住條水, 推出各種各樣同椰子有關嘅小食。 粵
Ever since the news reported that coconuts were good and all, the entire stretch of eateries here seize the opportunity to serve snacks made from coconuts. [http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,137972,137975#msg-137975]
大家都知道亞雄吹水功夫一流,佢可以將一件簡單嘅事講到天花龍鳳嚟吸引人。 粵
Everyone knows Ah Hung is really good at talking. He can capture his audience by making a simple matter so sophisticated. 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. |