打發 (daa2 faat3 | da3 fa5) : send on an errand; dismiss; while away (time)

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打發

daa2 faat3

da3 fa5

[1] send/dispatch sb on an errand
[2] dismiss; send away; get rid of
[3] while away; kill (time)

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 2,540,000

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

打發 / 打发

This word has been viewed 2426 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 13th May 2005 09:21 and last edited on 16th Jul 2012 05:42

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打 daa2 daa1 - hit; strike | dozen
發 faat3 - send out, launch; generate; trigger off

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園主又打發了另一個僕人去，他們也把那人打了，並加以侮辱，放他空手回去。國
And again he (the lord of the vinyard) sent another servant. But they beat him also. They humiliated him, sent him away empty handed. (Luke 20:11)

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