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敨
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Jyutping
tau2
Pinyin
tǒu
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
to unfold or open up something; to rest; to catch one's breath
Definitions (Wiktionary)
character, Hokkien
to be far-famed
character, Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou-Hokkien, euphemistic
to use the toilet, especially to urinate; to take a leak or a dump
character, Min-Nan, dialectal, including
to open; to unwrap; to unroll; to unravel; to untie
character, Taiwanese-Hokkien
to have good luck
character, Chinese, Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou-Hokkien, traditional
to release heat after taking diaphoretic medicine
character, Hokkien
to be unobstructed
character, Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew
to breathe
敨啖氣
敨啖气
tau2 daam6 hei3
to take a breath
character, Cantonese, Hakka
to rest
(syn.) 安息, 歇睏, 放尞, 喘氣, 停歇, 歇困, 歇息, 休憩, 停困, 休息, 歇, 停睏, 憩息, 喘气
敨一阵好行喇。
敨一阵好行喇。
tau2 jat1 zan6 hou2 haang4 laa3.
Take just a short rest and go.
Definitions (Unihan)
Cangjie Input
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Examples (Wiktionary)
Cantonese
敨啖气
敨啖氣
tau2 daam6 hei3
to take a breath
Cantonese
敨一阵好行喇。
敨一阵好行喇。
tau2 jat1 zan6 hou2 haang4 laa3.
Take just a short rest and go.
Cantonese
今日热到敨唔到气。
今日热到敨唔到气。
gam1 jat6 jit6 dou3 tau2 m4 dou2 hei3.
It's so hot today, I can't breathe.
Cantonese
畀我敨阵气先啦。
畀我敨阵气先啦。
bei2 ngo5 tau2 zan6 hei3 sin1 laa1.
Let me catch my breath for a moment.
Cantonese
呢排好忙啊,想敨下气都唔得。
呢排好忙啊,想敨下气都唔得。
ni1 paai4 hou2 mong4 aa3, soeng2 tau2 haa5 hei3 dou1 m4 dak1.
It's so busy these days. I can't even take a break.