等到 (dang2 dou3 | deng3 dao4) : wait until; waited until

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dang2 dou3

deng3 dao4

wait until; waited until

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 2,240,000

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

等到

This word has been viewed 3200 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 10th May 2005 15:31 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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等 dang2 ting3 ting2 dei6 - wait; allow; rank; equal; etc.; plur.; type
到 dou3 dou3*2 - arrive; go to

2 compounds containing this word:

等到頸長 - wait for a very long time
等到頸都長 - to have been waiting for a very long time

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等到差佬來，蚊都瞓啦！粵 ?!
[粵] paint will dry before the cops come! lit. to wait for the policeman to come, mosquitos would be asleep

等到你返嚟嗰陣﹐佢已經走咗三日喇。粵
By the time you return, he will have already been gone for three days.
[咗 (have been) is a perfective marker in a future tense sentence here.]

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