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Jyutping tok3 laai6
Pinyin tuō lài

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1.  rely on one's elder or an influential person for protection, it is an expression used when people are being asked how they have been to show that they appreciate others' concern
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    拜​託​人​哋​做​嘢​嘅​時​候​講​嘅​説​話
    used when asking someone to do something for you
    • 今次真係托賴喇,唔該晒。
      今次真系托赖喇,唔该晒。
      Thanks for your effort this time, thank you.
  2. 語句
    形容​自己​生活​過得算​係​咁​嘅​客套​話
    analogous to the phrase 'I am fine'
    • 托賴啦!
      托赖啦!
      呢排過得點呀?
  3. 語句
    形容​狀況​尚算過​得​去
    satisfactory; so-so; passable; not bad but not ideal
    • 我依家嘅生活叫做托賴喇,至少有飽飯食。
      我依家嘅生活叫做托赖喇,至少有饱饭食。
      ngo5 ji1 gaa1 ge3 sang1 wut6 giu3 zou6 tok3 laai6 laa1,zi3 siu2 jau5 baau2 faan6 sik6。
      My living now is satisfactory, at least I have enough to fill my stomach.
  4. 參看
    託賴
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 托褔
  2. 拜托
  3. 有福氣 – 有福气
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    今次真系托赖喇,唔该晒。
    今次真係托賴喇,唔該晒。
    • Thanks for your effort this time, thank you.
  2. Cantonese
    托赖啦!
    托賴啦!
    • 呢排過得點呀?
    • How have you been?
    • Fine!
  3. Cantonese
    我依家嘅生活叫做托赖喇,至少有饱饭食。
    我依家嘅生活叫做托賴喇,至少有飽飯食。
    ngo5 ji1 gaa1 ge3 sang1 wut6 giu3 zou6 tok3 laai6 laa1,zi3 siu2 jau5 baau2 faan6 sik6。
    • My living now is satisfactory, at least I have enough to fill my stomach.
  4. Cantonese
    今次感冒,我系咁饮水,竟然不药而愈,真系托赖。
    今次感冒,我係咁飲水,竟然不藥而癒,真係托賴。
    gam1 ci3 gam2 mou6, ngo5 hai6 ham2 jam2 seoi2, ging2 jin4 bat1 joek6 ji4 jyu6, zan1 hai6 tok3 laai6.
    • Thank goodness that I have recovered from this cold, by merely drinking a lot of water, even without taking any medicines.