兜 [－]

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Pinyin dōu

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. pocket
  2. bag
  3. to wrap up or hold in a bag
  4. to move in a circle
  5. to canvas or solicit
  6. to take responsibility for
  7. to disclose in detail
  8. combat armor (old)
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (Cantonese)/to debate or rebut/to; towards/to detour/stir fried/a bog bowl
  2. pocket/bag/to wrap up or hold in a bag/to move in a circle/to canvas or solicit/to take responsibility for/to disclose in detail/combat armor (old)/pouch/to take a detour/to go for a leisurely jaunt/to scout around (for customers)/to try and revert / change what one had said in a conversation/to take all the responsibility for something/a container (for rice / pet food / coin)/direct at/a covering for head/a mountain chair/to dig up/to hitch up
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    用手​或者​容器​接​住
    to hold or carry something in both hands or a container temporarily
    • 揾手兜住啲水
      揾手兜住啲水
      wan2 sau2 dau1 zyu6 di1 seoi2
      to cup one's hands to hold water
  2. 動詞
    行一條​長​啲​或​冇​咁​直接​嘅​路​線
    to take a longer or less direct route
    • 兜路
      兜路
      dau1 lou6
      to take a less direct route
    • 唔好意思，唔熟路兜遠咗。
      唔好意思，唔熟路兜远咗。
      m4 hou2 ji3 si1, m4 suk6 lou6 dau1 jyun5 zo2.
      I'm sorry, I took a longer route because I am unfamiliar with the area.
  3. 動詞
    將唔​好​嘅​情​況​扭​轉​變​返​好​；​尤其​指講​錯​嘢​之​後​，​揾​方法​修補​或​自圓​其​説
    to turn around a bad situation; especially, to make amends for a wrong or impolite remark
    • 頭先講錯嘢，好彩兜得返啫。
      头先讲错嘢，好彩兜得返啫。
      tau4 sin1 gong2 co3 je5, hou2 coi2 dau1 dak1 faan1 ze1.
      I said something wrong, but luckily I managed to turn around the bad situation and not make a fool of myself.
    • 佢同另一個女仔嘅情慾短訊俾女朋友發現咗，今次真係冇得兜喇。
      佢同另一个女仔嘅情欲短讯俾女朋友发现咗，今次真系冇得兜喇。
      keoi5 tung4 ling6 jat1 go3 neoi5 zai2 ge3 cing4 juk6 dyun2 seon3 bei2 neoi5 pang4 jau5 faat3 jin6 zo2, gam1 ci3 zan1 hai6 mou5 dak1 dau1 laa3.
      His girlfriend found out he was sexting with another girl. It's over for him now.
  4. 動詞
    用車載​人​去​第二​個​地方
    to give someone a ride
    • 你可唔可以兜一兜我去灣仔啊？
      你可唔可以兜一兜我去湾仔啊？
      nei5 ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 dau1 jat1 dau1 ngo5 heoi3 waan1 zai2 aa3?
      Can you give me a quick ride to Wan Chai?
  5. 動詞
    喺​鑊​入​面​炒​嘢
    to stir-fry something
    • 呢啲蝦，兜兩兜就熟㗎嘞。
      呢啲虾，兜两兜就熟㗎嘞。
      nei1 di1 haa1, dau1 loeng5 dau1 zau6 suk6 gaa3 laak3.
      These shrimps should be well-cooked if you give them a quick stir in the wok.
  6. 動詞
    對準
    to direct towards
    • 兜心口打佢一拳
      兜心口打佢一拳
      dau1 sam1 hau2 daa2 keoi5 jat1 kyun4
      punch someone in the chest
    • 你傻嘎？兜頭拍落嚟！痛㗎。
      你傻嘎？兜头拍落嚟！痛㗎。
      nei5 so4 gaa4? dau1 tau4 paak3 lok6 lai4! tung3 gaa3.
      Are you insane? Hitting me right in the head is so painful!
  7. 量詞
    用​喺​一切​兜​、​碗​、​煲​或者​類似​容器​裝​嘅​嘢
    bowl; pot; anything shaped like a bowl and used as a container
    • 一兜米粉
      一兜米粉
      jat1 dau1 mai5 fan2
      a pot of rice noodles
    • 佢整咗兩兜沙律。
      佢整咗两兜沙律。
      keoi5 zing2 zo2 loeng5 dau1 saa1 leot2.
      She's made two bowls of salad.
  8. 量詞
    十蚊​或者​十歲
    ten dollars or years old
    • 我就嚟七兜喇。
      我就嚟七兜喇。
      ngo5 zau6 lai4 cat1 dau1 laa3.
      I'm turning 70.
    • 呢個一人份量嘅煮食煲都只係七兜嘢。
      呢个一人份量嘅煮食煲都只系七兜嘢。
      ni1 go3 jat1 jan4 fan6 loeng6 ge3 zyu2 sik6 bou1 dou1 zi2 hai6 cat1 dau1 je5.
      This cooking boiler serves one person and costs $70 only.
  9. 量詞
    「​友​(​jau2​)​ ​」​嘅​量​詞
    a measure word for 「友(jau2) 」
    • 十幾兜友
      十几兜友
      sap6 gei2 dau1 jau2
      over ten people
  10. 名詞
    缽​，​扁平​嘅​碗​（​量​詞​：​個​）
    flat bowl
    • 乞兒 兜
      乞儿 兜
      hat1 ji1 dau1
      begging bowl
    • 揸兜
      揸兜
      zaa1 dau1
      to be a beggar
  11. 名詞
    容器​（​量​詞​：​個​）
    container; box
    • 尿兜
      尿兜
      niu6 dau1
      urinal
    • 揾個兜裝住啲嘢先。
      揾个兜装住啲嘢先。
      wan2 go3 dau1 zong1 zyu6 di1 je5 sin1.
      Let me get a small box to hold all of these things.
  12. 語素
    指​遮住​身​體​嘅​巾​類​物件
    a kind of cloth covering for one's body
    • 肚兜
      肚兜
      tou5 dau1
      dudou; undergarment for the chest and abdomen
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    bag; pouch; plastic bag
    (syn.) 袋仔
  2. character
    to peddle; to hawk
  3. character, Cantonese
    to explain one's way out of a bad situation
    • 你讲到咁离谱，而家点兜都兜唔返。
      你讲到咁离谱，而家点兜都兜唔返。
      nei5 gong2 dou3 gam3 lei4 pou2, ji4 gaa1 dim2 dau1 dou1 dau1 m4 faan1.
      You've gone too far with what you said. There's no way to get it right.
  4. character, Hokkien
    home
  5. character, Cantonese
    to hit with one's limbs, in a curved trajectory; to slap (someone); to kick
    • 兜巴星
      兜巴星
      ― dau1 baa1 sing1
      X
  6. character, Cantonese
    to contain; to hold in a container; to hold with one's hand(s) in a horizontal positional
    • 快啲揾个嘢嚟兜住啲水，等佢唔好再滴落嚟！
      快啲揾个嘢嚟兜住啲水，等佢唔好再滴落嚟！
      faai3 di1 wan2 go3 je5 lai4 dau1 zyu6 di1 seoi2, dang2 keoi5 m4 hou2 zoi3 dik6 lok6 lai4!
      Quickly find something that could hold the water, so that it won't drip ever again!
  7. character, Cantonese
    to make a detour; to deviate
  8. character
    to wrap in a bag; to encase; to carry in a wrap
  9. character
    armor
  10. character
    to reach
  11. character
    helmet-shaped
  12. character, Hokkien, Singapore
    place; side; location
  13. character
    helmet; hood
  14. character
    pocket
    (syn.) 衣兜, 口袋, 衣袋
  15. character, Cantonese
    Classifier for things put in a flat or shallow container.
    • 兩兜冷飯
      两兜冷饭
      loeng5 dau1 laang5 faan6
      two containers of leftover rice
  16. character
    to canvass; to solicit
    • 兜生意
      兜生意
      dōu shēng yi
      to solicit business
  17. character, Cantonese, of routes or journeys
    indirect; lengthy; with detours or deviations
  18. character
    to pocket; to keep; to retain; to acquire dishonestly
  19. character, Hokkien
    nearby
  20. character
    to relate in detail
  21. character
    to move around; to move in a circle
    (syn.) 繞, 绕
    • 兜嚟兜去
      兜嚟兜去
      dau1 lai4 dau1 heoi3
      to pace around; to walk around here and there
  22. character
    to take responsibility for
  23. character, Cantonese
    flat or shallow container; flat or shallow bowl
    • 揸兜
      揸兜
      zaa1 dau1
      to be a beggar
    • 入啲𩠌落个兜
      入啲𩠌落个兜
      jap6 di1 sung3 lok6 go3 dau1
      put the food into the container
  24. character, Hakka
    some; a few; a little; a bit (an indefinite amount)
  25. character, Hakka
    Plural marker for pronouns.
    (syn.) 哋, 们, 們
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. pouch
  2. Cangjie Input
    HVHU
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 碗
  2. 缽 – 钵
  3. 盆
  4. 小碗
  5. 盆子
  6. 繞 – 绕
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #927
  2. HSK3 七一九级汉字表 #206
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    要拉裤兜子了。
    要拉褲兜子了。
    yào lā kù dōu zi le 。
    • I think I'm gonna shit myself.
  2. Mandarin
    去开车兜风怎样？
    去開車兜風怎樣？
    qù kāi chē dōu fēng zěn yàng ？
    • How about going for a drive?
  3. Mandarin
    他带她出去兜风了。
    他帶她出去兜風了。
    tā dài tā chū qù dōu fēng le 。
    • He took her out for a drive.
  4. Mandarin
    他常常载我去兜风。
    他常常載我去兜風。
    tā cháng cháng zài wǒ qù dōu fēng 。
    • He often takes me for a drive.
    • He often takes me for a spin.
  5. Mandarin
    这个小孩穿着一件丝绸织成的肚兜.
    這個小孩穿着一件絲綢織成的肚兜.
    zhè ge xiǎo hái chuān zhuó yī jiàn sī chóu zhī chéng de dù dōu .
    • The child is wearing a belly-slip made of silk.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    假设 A 同 B 之间有座好高嘅山，噉就要谂吓，条路应该跨过座山吖，穿过座山吖，定系直接兜过座山呢？
    假設 A 同 B 之間有座好高嘅山，噉就要諗吓，條路應該跨過座山吖，穿過座山吖，定係直接兜過座山呢？
    gaa2 cit3 A tung4 bi1 zi1 gaan1 jau5 zo6 hou3 gou1 ge3 saan1 ， gam2 zau6 jiu3 nam2 haak3 ， tiu4 lou6 jing1 goi1 kwaa3 gwo3 zo6 saan1 aa1 ， cyun1 gwo3 zo6 saan1 aa1 ， ding6 hai6 zik6 zip3 dau1 gwo3 zo6 saan1 nei4 ？
    • If a high hill stood between A and B, it was important to decide whether the line should climb over it, pierce it with a tunnel, or make a detour to avoid it.
  2. Cantonese
    你话兜啫喱凝咗未吖嗱？
    你話兜啫喱凝咗未吖嗱？
    nei5 waa2 dau1 ze1 lei2 jing4 zo2 mei6 aa1 naa1 ？
    • Do you think this jelly's firm enough to eat yet?
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    成日俾啲蜘蛛网兜头兜面芒住。
    成日俾啲蜘蛛網兜頭兜面芒住。
    seng4 jat6 bei2 di1 zi1 zyu1 mong5 dau1 tau4 dau1 min6 mong1 zyu6
    • I always end up walking into spider webs head-on, getting a face full of web.
  2. Cantonese
    揾手兜住啲水
    揾手兜住啲水
    wan2 sau2 dau1 zyu6 di1 seoi2
    • to cup one's hands to hold water
  3. Cantonese
    兜路
    兜路
    dau1 lou6
    • to take a less direct route
  4. Cantonese
    唔好意思，唔熟路兜远咗。
    唔好意思，唔熟路兜遠咗。
    m4 hou2 ji3 si1, m4 suk6 lou6 dau1 jyun5 zo2.
    • I'm sorry, I took a longer route because I am unfamiliar with the area.
  5. Cantonese
    头先讲错嘢，好彩兜得返啫。
    頭先講錯嘢，好彩兜得返啫。
    tau4 sin1 gong2 co3 je5, hou2 coi2 dau1 dak1 faan1 ze1.
    • I said something wrong, but luckily I managed to turn around the bad situation and not make a fool of myself.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    揸兜
    揸兜
    zaa1 dau1
    • to beg on the streets (literally "to hold a shallow bowl")
  2. Cantonese
    你讲到咁离谱，而家点兜都兜唔返。
    你讲到咁离谱，而家点兜都兜唔返。
    nei5 gong2 dou3 gam3 lei4 pou2, ji4 gaa1 dim2 dau1 dou1 dau1 m4 faan1.
    • You've gone too far with what you said. There's no way to get it right.
  3. Cantonese
    兜巴星
    兜巴星
    ― dau1 baa1 sing1
    • X
  4. Cantonese
    快啲揾个嘢嚟兜住啲水，等佢唔好再滴落嚟！
    快啲揾个嘢嚟兜住啲水，等佢唔好再滴落嚟！
    faai3 di1 wan2 go3 je5 lai4 dau1 zyu6 di1 seoi2, dang2 keoi5 m4 hou2 zoi3 dik6 lok6 lai4!
    • Quickly find something that could hold the water, so that it won't drip ever again!
  5. Cantonese
    两兜冷饭
    兩兜冷飯
    loeng5 dau1 laang5 faan6
    • two containers of leftover rice