狗竇 [－窦]

Jyutping gau2 dau3
Pinyin gǒu dòu

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. dog hole
  2. gap caused by missing teeth
  3. fig. den of thieves
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (noun) messy room
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    狗​住​嘅​地方​；​引申​為​好​亂​或者​好污​糟​嘅​地方​，​亦​係​講​自己​屋企​（​特別​指​自己​張​牀​）​（​量​詞​：​個​）
    (lit.) dog den; (fig.) untidy place where things are disorderly arranged; your home, especially your bed
    • 你間房亂到好似狗竇噉！
      你间房乱到好似狗窦噉！
      Your room is so messy! It just like a dog den!
    • 龍牀不如狗竇，訓返自己張牀舒服好多。
      龙床不如狗窦，训返自己张床舒服好多。
      Nothing is better than my own bed , it is much more convenient.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    hole that permits the passage of dogs; doggie door
  2. noun, Hakka, Taishanese
    kennel; doghouse
  3. noun, Cantonese, Hakka
    "dog's nest" (used in comparisons to describe a dump/mess/pigsty)
    • 亂到狗竇噉
      乱到狗窦噉
      lyun6 dou3 gau2 dau3 gam2
      as messy as a dog's nest
    • 狗竇咁亂
      狗窦咁乱
      gau2 dau3 gam3 lyun6
      unkempt; untidy; messy
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 狗窩 – 狗窝
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    啲屋狗窦咁乱我都顶得顺，但系污糟嘅话我就接受唔到。
    啲屋狗竇咁亂我都頂得順，但係污糟嘅話我就接受唔到。
    di1 uk1 gau2 dau3 gam3 lyun6 ngo5 dou1 ding2 dak1 seon6 ， daan6 hai6 wu1 zou1 ge3 waa2 ngo5 zau6 zip3 sau6 m4 dou3 。
    • I can put up with a house being untidy, but I don't like it to be dirty.
  2. Cantonese
    龙床不如狗窦。
    龍床不如狗竇。
    lung4 cong4 bat1 jyu4 gau2 dau3 。
    • Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    酒店张床腍得滞，瞓到好唔舒服，真系龙床不及狗窦。
    酒店張牀腍得滯，瞓到好唔舒服，真係龍牀不及狗竇。
    zau2 dim3 zoeng1 cong4 nam4 dak1 zai6, fan3 dou3 hou2 m4 syu1 fuk6, zan1 hai6 lung4 cong1 bat1 kap6 gau2 dau3.
    • The bed in the hotel is too soft that I don't sleep well. It's not as comfy as at home.
  2. Cantonese
    你间房乱到好似狗窦噉！
    你間房亂到好似狗竇噉！
    • Your room is so messy! It just like a dog den!
  3. Cantonese
    龙床不如狗窦，训返自己张床舒服好多。
    龍牀不如狗竇，訓返自己張牀舒服好多。
    • Nothing is better than my own bed , it is much more convenient.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    乱到狗窦噉
    亂到狗竇噉
    lyun6 dou3 gau2 dau3 gam2
    • as messy as a dog's nest
    • unkempt; untidy; messy
  2. Cantonese
    狗窦咁乱
    狗竇咁亂
    gau2 dau3 gam3 lyun6
    • unkempt; untidy; messy