搞到 (gaau2 dou3 | ) : cause; result in; even

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gaau2 dou3

[1] [v] cause; result in; bring about (sth undesirable)
[2] [adv] even; go so far as; go to the length of | [synonym] 竟然

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Level: 3
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

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This word has been viewed 4402 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 18th Nov 2005 06:55 and last edited on 9th Feb 2012 03:26

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搞 gaau2 - carry on; set up
到 dou3 dou3*2 - arrive; go to

1 compounds containing this word:

搞到死火 - to involve in (usually financial) trouble; engine trouble or car stalled

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間辦公室俾啲細路搞到立立亂。粵
The office was turned upside-down by the kids.
[[parsing] (classifier) office by (plural classifier) kids make (extent particle) chaotic http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,128766 ]

佢經常遲到﹐ 搞到老闆好唔高興。粵
He is always late, which makes his boss very upset.
[Cantonese grammar does not need a relative pronoun (which) to introduce a subordinate clause.]

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