把托 [－－]

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Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to guard the entrance; completely useless; totally pointless [colloquial]
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    指一個​行為​完全​冇​用​（​用​喺​動​詞​短​語​後​面​，​要​用​「​嚟​把​托​」​嘅​形式​）
    completely useless, completely pointless (the form 嚟把托 is used when placed after a verb phrase)
    • 屋企咪有個囉，買個新嘅嚟把托呀？
      屋企咪有个啰，买个新嘅嚟把托呀？
      uk1 kei2 mai6 jau5 go3 lo1, maai5 go3 san1 ge3 lai4 baa2 tok3 aa4?
      We already have one at home. What's the point of buying a new one?
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    把托马斯忘了。
    把托馬斯忘了。
    bǎ tuō mǎ sī wàng le 。
    • Forget Tom.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    屋企咪有个啰，买个新嘅嚟把托呀？
    屋企咪有個囉，買個新嘅嚟把托呀？
    uk1 kei2 mai6 jau5 go3 lo1, maai5 go3 san1 ge3 lai4 baa2 tok3 aa4?
    • We already have one at home. What's the point of buying a new one?