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Jyutping tau4 kaau3
Pinyin tóu kào

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to rely on help from sb
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    向​某人​尋求​庇護
    to seek refuge from sby
    • 投靠親友
      投靠亲友
      tau4 kaau3 can1 jau5
      to seek refuge from one's relatives
    • 二戰嘅時候,我從北方走難落嚟香港,投靠我阿叔。
      二战嘅时候,我从北方走难落嚟香港,投靠我阿叔。
      ji6 zin3 ge3 si4 hau6, ngo5 cung4 bak1 fong1 zau2 naan6 lok6 lai4 hoeng1 gong2, tau4 kaau3 ngo5 aa3 suk1.
      I fled from the North to Hong Kong and sought refuge form my Uncle during World War II.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to rely on help from somebody; to seek refuge with somebody
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    投靠亲友
    投靠親友
    tau4 kaau3 can1 jau5
    • to seek refuge from one's relatives
  2. Cantonese
    二战嘅时候,我从北方走难落嚟香港,投靠我阿叔。
    二戰嘅時候,我從北方走難落嚟香港,投靠我阿叔。
    ji6 zin3 ge3 si4 hau6, ngo5 cung4 bak1 fong1 zau2 naan6 lok6 lai4 hoeng1 gong2, tau4 kaau3 ngo5 aa3 suk1.
    • I fled from the North to Hong Kong and sought refuge form my Uncle during World War II.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    耶和华是我的岩石、我的山寨、我的救主、我的神、我的磐石、我所投靠的。
    耶和華是我的岩石、我的山寨、我的救主、我的神、我的磐石、我所投靠的。
    yē hé huá shì wǒ de yán shí , wǒ de shān zhài , wǒ de jiù zhǔ , wǒ de shén , wǒ de pán shí , wǒ suǒ tóu kào de .
    • The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strong rock, in him will I trust (ERV)