得多 [－－]

Jyutping dak1 do1
Pinyin dé duō

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 詞綴
    程度​更大
    (used after an adjective as a complement) much more
    • 佢比佢老公友善得多。
      佢比佢老公友善得多。
      keoi5 bei2 keoi5 lou5 gung1 jau5 sin6 dak1 do1.
      She is much more friendly than her husband.
    • 佢第一個女朋友比佢老婆靚得多。
      佢第一个女朋友比佢老婆靓得多。
      keoi5 dai6 jat1 go3 neoi5 pang4 jau5 bei2 keoi5 lou5 po4 leng3 dak1 do1.
      His first girlfriend is much more beautiful than his wife.
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    金子比水重得多。
    金子比水重得多。
    jīn zǐ bǐ shuǐ zhòng dé duō 。
    • Gold is far heavier than water.
    • Gold is much heavier than water.
  2. Mandarin
    这狗跑得多快啊！
    這狗跑得多快啊！
    zhè gǒu pǎo dé duō kuài a ！
    • How fast that dog runs!
    • This dog runs very fast!
  3. Mandarin
    现在的人教育程度比以前高得多。
    現在的人教育程度比以前高得多。
    xiàn zài de rén jiào yù chéng dù bǐ yǐ qián gāo dé duō 。
    • People are more educated now than they used to be.
    • The level of education of contemporary people is far higher than it has been in the past.
  4. Mandarin
    法语的元音比日语的多得多。
    法語的元音比日語的多得多。
    fǎ yǔ de yuán yīn bǐ rì yǔ de duō dé duō 。
    • French has many more vowels than Japanese.
    • There are many more vowels in French than in Japanese.
  5. Mandarin
    那房子比他那座好得多了。
    那房子比他那座好得多了。
    nà fáng zi bǐ tā nà zuò hǎo dé duō le 。
    • That house is much better than his house.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我哋开始明得多啲。
    我哋開始明得多啲。
    ngo5 dei2 hoi1 ci2 ming4 dak1 do1 di1 。
    • We're beginning to understand better.
  2. Cantonese
    我今日写得多过寻日。
    我今日寫得多過尋日。
    ngo5 gam1 jat6 se2 dak1 do1 gwo3 cam4 jat6 。
    • I wrote more today than yesterday.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢上网上得多，跟住𠮶啲同温层就系要斗mean吖嘛，越mean就越有成功感。
    佢上網上得多，跟住嗰啲同温層就係要鬥mean吖嘛，越mean就越有成功感。
    keoi5 soeng5 mong5 soeng5 dak1 do1, gan1 zyu6 go2 di1 tung4 wan1 cang4 zau6 hai6 jiu3 dau3 min1 aa1 maa3, jyut6 min1 zau6 jyut6 jau5 sing4 gung1 gam2.
    • He surfs the web a lot and his online social group likes to compete how mean each person can get. The meaner you become, the more sense of success you get.
  2. Cantonese
    佢洗碗洗得多，搞到只手起晒泡。
    佢洗碗洗得多，搞到隻手起晒泡。
    keoi5 sai2 wun2 sai2 dak1 do1, gaau2 dou3 zek3 sau2 hei2 saai3 pok1.
    • He washes the dishes so often that his hand has blisters all over.
  3. Cantonese
    网上就见得多嘞，真人都系第一次见。
    網上就見得多嘞，真人都係第一次見。
    mong5 soeng6 zau6 gin3 dak1 do1 laak3, zan1 jan4 dou1 hai6 dai6 jat1 ci3 gin3.
    • I often see (someone) online, but it's my first time to meet (that person) in person.
  4. Cantonese
    放狗就见得多喇，你又有冇见过人「放龟」呀？
    放狗就見得多喇，你又有冇見過人「放龜」呀？
    fong3 gau2 zau6 gin3 dak1 do1 laa3, nei5 jau6 jau5 mou5 gin3 gwo3 jan4 fong3 gwai1 aa1?
    • Walking a dog is often to be seen, but how about "walking a turtle"?
  5. Cantonese
    嗱，平时我跣人跣得多嘞，估唔到我一世英明呢，终于要俾人跣返镬喇
    嗱，平時我跣人跣得多嘞，估唔到我一世英明呢，終於要俾人跣返鑊喇
    naa4, ping4 si4 ngo5 sin3 jan4 sin3 dak1 do1 laak3, gu2 m4 dou2 ngo5 jat1 sai3 jing1 ming4 le1, zung1 jyu1 jiu3 bei2 jan4 sin3 faan1 wok6 laa3
    • I set people up all the time but didn't expect how a smart guy like me would to be set up one day.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    他比我高得多。
    他比我高得多。
    tā bǐ wǒ gāo de duō ．
    • He is a lot taller than I am.
  2. Mandarin
    今天比昨天冷，得多穿一件外套。
    今天比昨天冷，得多穿一件外套。
    jīn tiān bǐ zuó tiān lěng ， děi duō chuān yī jiàn wài tào ．
    • X
  3. Cantonese
    呢啲嘢我哋见得多。
    呢啲嘢我哋见得多。
    ni1 di1 je5 ngo5 dei6 gin3 dak1 do1.
    • This sort of thing is nothing new (we have seen a lot of it).
  4. Mandarin
    这份表格得多少时间才能填完？
    這份表格得多少時間才能填完？
    zhè fèn biǎo gé děi duō shào shí jiān cái néng tián wán ？
    • How much time will one need to fill this form?
  5. Mandarin
    这篇文章写得多棒啊，背下来。
    這篇文章寫得多棒啊，背下來。
    zhè piān wén zhāng xiě de duō bàng a ， bèi xià lái ．
    • How excellently written is this article! Learn it by heart.
    • How excellently written is this article! Memorize it.