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Jyutping tau2
Pinyin tǒu

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to unfold or open up something; to rest; to catch one's breath
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, Hokkien
    to be far-famed
  2. character, Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou-Hokkien, euphemistic
    to use the toilet, especially to urinate; to take a leak or a dump
  3. character, Min-Nan, dialectal, including
    to open; to unwrap; to unroll; to unravel; to untie
  4. character, Taiwanese-Hokkien
    to have good luck
  5. character, Chinese, Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou-Hokkien, traditional
    to release heat after taking diaphoretic medicine
  6. character, Hokkien
    to be unobstructed
  7. character, Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew
    to breathe
    • 敨啖氣
      敨啖气
      tau2 daam6 hei3
      to take a breath
  8. 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)
  1. Cangjie Input
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Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    敨啖气
    敨啖氣
    tau2 daam6 hei3
    • to take a breath
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.