兩下 [两－]

Jyutping loeng5 haa5
Pinyin liǎng xià

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. twice
  2. for a little while
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, literally
    two times; twice
  2. noun, literary
    both sides; the two sides
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    按两下铃。
    按兩下鈴。
    àn liǎng xià líng 。
    • Press the bell twice.
  2. Mandarin
    他没带钥匙，用铁丝拨动了两下，门居然开了。
    他沒帶鑰匙，用鐵絲撥動了兩下，門居然開了。
    tā méi dài yào shi ， yòng tiě sī bō dòng le liǎng xià ， mén jū rán kāi le 。
    • Having forgotten his key, he was able to open the door by inserting a wire in the keyhole.
  3. Mandarin
    汤姆踢了我两下。
    湯姆踢了我兩下。
    tāng mǔ tī le wǒ liǎng xià 。
    • Tom kicked me twice.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    佢打咗我两下。
    佢打咗我兩下。
    keoi5 daa2 zo2 ngo5 loeng5 haa5 。
    • He hit me twice.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    部电脑用两下就坏咗。
    部電腦用兩下就壞咗。
    bou6 din6 nou5 jung6 loeng5 haa5 zau6 waai6 zo2.
    • The computer broke down after being used for merely a few times.
  2. Cantonese
    佢打机咁废，我三两下KO佢啦。
    佢打機咁廢，我三兩下KO佢啦。
    keoi5 daa2 gei1 gam3 fai3, ngo5 saam1 loeng5 haa5 kei1 ou1 keoi5 laa1.
    • Since his gaming skills are so poor, I utterly defeated him without much effort.
  3. Cantonese
    佢用指尖喺台面上敲咗两下。
    佢用指尖喺枱面上敲咗兩下。
    keoi5 jung6 zi2 zim1 hai2 toi2 min2 soeng6 haau1 zo2 loeng5 haa5.
    • She knocked at the table twice with her fingertip.
  4. Cantonese
    𪠳，有乜咁难啫，三两下手势就做得低佢啦。
    唓，有乜咁難啫，三兩下手勢就做得低佢啦。
    ce1, jau5 mat1 gam3 naan4 zek1, saam1 loeng5 haa5 sau2 sai3 zau6 zou6 dak1 dai1 keoi5 laa1.
    • Tsk, it takes no effort to beat him, easy as pie.