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Jyutping tau1 dou6
Pinyin tōu dù

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. illegal immigration
  2. to stowaway (on a ship)
  3. to steal across the international border
  4. to run a blockade
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    唔​經​合法​口岸​或​途徑​進入​某個​地方
    to enter a country/place by illegal means; to stow away; to smuggle people (or themselves) into a country
    • 偷渡客
      偷渡客
      tau1 dou6 haak3
      smuggler
    • 安排佢哋偷渡嚟香港
      安排佢哋偷渡嚟香港
      on1 paai4 keoi5 dei6 tau1 dou6 lai4 hoeng1 gong2
      to arrange smuggling them to Hong Kong
    • 佢五十年前偷渡嚟嘅,所以冇身份證。
      佢五十年前偷渡嚟嘅,所以冇身份证。
      keoi5 ng5 sap6 nin4 cin4 tau1 dou6 lai4 ge3, so2 ji5 mou5 san1 fan2 zing3
      As he smuggled into the country 50 years ago, he doesn't have an ID card.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    people smuggling; illegal immigration
  2. verb
    to secretly ferry; to stowaway on a ship
  3. verb, broadly
    to illegally enter a country
  4. verb
    to run a blockade
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    西贡有个人冇身份证俾差佬拉咗,初步怀疑系大陆偷渡过境嘅人蛇。
    西貢有個人冇身份證俾差佬拉咗,初步懷疑係大陸偷渡過境嘅人蛇。
    sai1 gung3 jau5 go3 jan4 mou5 san1 fan2 zing3 bei2 caai1 lou2 laai1 zo2, co1 bou6 waai4 ji4 hai6 daai6 luk6 tau1 dou6 gwo3 ging2 ge3 jan4 se4.
    • The police caught a man without ID in Sai Kung, it is suspected that he is an illegal immigrant from mainland China.
  2. Cantonese
    佢因为偷渡而被驱逐出境。
    佢因為偷渡而被驅逐出境。
    keoi5 jan1 wai6 tau1 dou6 ji4 bei6 keoi1 zuk6 ceot1 ging2.
    • He was deported because of illegal emigration.
  3. Cantonese
    有人喺深港边境剪烂咗个铁丝网,似乎系想偷渡落嚟香港。
    有人喺深港邊境剪爛咗個鐵絲網,似乎係想偷渡落嚟香港。
    • Someone has cut the wire netting at Shenzhen-Hong Kong border, he is probably attempting an illegal entry into Hong Kong.
  4. Cantonese
    偷渡客
    偷渡客
    tau1 dou6 haak3
    • smuggler
  5. Cantonese
    安排佢哋偷渡嚟香港
    安排佢哋偷渡嚟香港
    on1 paai4 keoi5 dei6 tau1 dou6 lai4 hoeng1 gong2
    • to arrange smuggling them to Hong Kong