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Jyutping dou3 gam1
Pinyin dào jīn

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adv, Min-Nan, Puxian-Min
    up to now; so far; to date; to this day
    (syn.) 洎今, 於今, 至今, 暨今, 于今
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    直到今早我才知道了真相。
    直到今早我才知道了真相。
    zhí dào jīn zǎo wǒ cái zhī dào le zhēn xiàng 。
    • Not until this morning did I learn the truth.
  2. Mandarin
    我拖到今天才给他写信。
    我拖到今天才給他寫信。
    wǒ tuō dào jīn tiān cái gěi tā xiě xìn 。
    • I have put off writing to him till today.
  3. Mandarin
    从古到今,没有过不灭亡的国家。
    從古到今,沒有過不滅亡的國家。
    cóng gǔ dào jīn , méi yǒu guò bù miè wáng de guó jiā 。
    • There has never been a nation that was not eventually destroyed.
  4. Mandarin
    我没想到今天居然会哭的。
    我沒想到今天居然會哭的。
    wǒ méi xiǎng dào jīn tiān jū rán huì kū de 。
    • I tried not to cry today.
    • I never expected I would end up crying today.
  5. Mandarin
    你见到今天早上的彩虹了吗?
    你見到今天早上的彩虹了嗎?
    nǐ jiàn dào jīn tiān zǎo shang de cǎi hóng le ma ?
    • Did you see the rainbow this morning?
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    佢寻晚饮完酒嚟,搞到今日好唔舒服。
    佢尋晚飲完酒嚟,搞到今日好唔舒服。
    keoi5 cam4 maan5 jam2 jyun4 zau2 lai4 , gaau2 dou3 gam1 jat6 hou3 m4 syu1 fuk6 。
    • Drinking last night has left him feeling terrible today.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢日前仲有露面,估唔到今朝离世。
    佢日前仲有露面,估唔到今朝離世。
    keoi5 jat6 cin4 zung6 jau5 lou6 min6, gu2 m4 dou3 gam1 ziu1 lei4 sai3.
    • 他日前仍有露面,詎料今早離世。
    • He showed up in public a few days ago. It is unexpected that he passed away this morning.
  2. Cantonese
    偏远地区都感觉到今次嘅地震。
    偏遠地區都感覺到今次嘅地震。
    pin1 jyun5 dei6 keoi1 dou1 gam2 gok3 dou2 gam1 ci3 ge3 dei6 zan3.
    • Even people in faraway places can still feel the earthquake this time.
  3. Cantonese
    合同写明系要做到今日,你冇得反口 。
    合同寫明係要做到今日,你冇得反口 。
    hap6 tung4 se2 ming4 hai6 jiu3 zou6 dou3 gam1 jat6, nei5 mou5 dak1 faan2 hau2.
    • The contract mentioned that you need to work until today, it's no excuse.
  4. Cantonese
    佢㖊晚唔够瞓,搞到今日失晒魂。
    佢噚晚唔夠瞓,搞到今日失晒魂。
    keoi5 cam4 maan5 m4 gau3 fan3, gaau2 dou3 gam1 jat6 sat1 saai3 wan4.
    • He did not sleep much last night, so he is not being himself today.
  5. Cantonese
    我哋已经达到今日嘅目标。
    我哋已經達到今日嘅目標。
    ngo5 dei6 ji5 ging1 daat6 dou3 gam1 jat6 ge3 muk6 biu1.
    • We achieved today's aim.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    你们可真是不知道,这小两口哇,真是好事多磨。能够挨到今天订婚,真是不容易。简直是过五关斩六将啊。
    你們可真是不知道,這小兩口哇,真是好事多磨。能夠捱到今天訂婚,真是不容易。簡直是過五關斬六將啊。
    nǐ men kě zhēn shì bù zhī dào , zhè xiǎo liǎng kǒu wa , zhēn shì hǎo shì duō mó . néng gòu ái dào jīn tiān dìng hūn , zhēn shì bù róng yì . jiǎn zhí shì guò wǔ guān zhǎn liù jiàng a .
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  2. Mandarin
    从早期单纯以木薯粉制成的白色或黑色珍珠粉圆(以下简称珍珠),到今天五彩缤纷的各式各样珍珠或爆爆珠(或称魔豆、水果球),加上布丁、仙草、水果等配料所创造的新奇组合,以及调味粉、糖浆与茶叶千变万化的搭配,可说是珍奶产业能够生生不息,进而逐渐从台湾红到香港、中国大陆、东南亚、日本、韩国、北美、欧洲,甚至拉丁美洲、非洲与中东的主要原因。
    從早期單純以木薯粉製成的白色或黑色珍珠粉圓(以下簡稱珍珠),到今天五彩繽紛的各式各樣珍珠或爆爆珠(或稱魔豆、水果球),加上布丁、仙草、水果等配料所創造的新奇組合,以及調味粉、糖漿與茶葉千變萬化的搭配,可説是珍奶產業能夠生生不息,進而逐漸從台灣紅到香港、中國大陸、東南亞、日本、韓國、北美、歐洲,甚至拉丁美洲、非洲與中東的主要原因。
    cóng zǎo qī dān chún yǐ mù shǔ fěn zhì chéng de bái sè huò hēi sè zhēn zhū fěn yuán ( yǐ xià jiǎn chēng zhēn zhū ) , dào jīn tiān wǔ cǎi bīn fēn de gè shì gè yàng zhēn zhū huò bào bào zhū ( huò chēng mó dòu , shuǐ guǒ qiú ) , jiā shàng bù dīng , xiān cǎo , shuǐ guǒ děng pèi liào suǒ chuàng zào de xīn qí zǔ hé , yǐ jí diào wèi fěn , táng jiāng yǔ chá yè qiān biàn wàn huà de dā pèi , kě shuō shì zhēn nǎi chǎn yè néng gòu shēng shēng bù xī , jìn ér zhú jiàn cóng tái wān hóng dào xiāng gǎng , zhōng guó dà lù , dōng nán yà , rì běn , hán guó , běi měi , ōu zhōu , shèn zhì lā dīng měi zhōu , fēi zhōu yǔ zhōng dōng de zhǔ yào yuán yīn .
    • From humble beginnings of making white or black tapioca pearls (hereinafter referred to as just pearls) out of cassava flour, now, there are pearls in all sorts of colors or popping boba (also called magic beans or fruit balls), plus matching ingredients like pudding, grass jelly, fruit, etc. with seasoning, syrup, and tea leaves to create endless combinations. It can be said that this is the principal reason for the bubble tea industry's gradual development from Taiwan to Hong Kong, Mainland China, Southeast Asia, Japan, Korea, North America, Europe, and even Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East.