竇 [窦]

Jyutping dau6
Pinyin dòu

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. hole/aperture/(anatomy) cavity/sinus/a surname
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞、專名
    姓
    surname
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    cavity; sinus
  2. character
    a surname
  3. character
    hole; burrow
  4. character, Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew
    nest; den
    • 老鼠竇
      老鼠窦
      lou5 syu2 dau3
      rat's nest
    • 雀竇
      雀窦
      zoek3 dau3
      bird's nest
  5. character, Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew, colloquial
    hideout
  6. character, Cantonese, Hakka, colloquial
    home
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. surname
  2. hole, burrow
  3. corrupt
  4. Cangjie Input - Simplified
    JCJNK
  5. Cangjie Input - Traditional
    JCGWC

竇 [窦]

Jyutping dau3
Pinyin dòu

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. surname Dou
  2. hole
  3. aperture
  4. (anatomy) cavity
  5. sinus
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (noun) hideaway, den
  2. a den/a nest/a sheltering place/a vice den/headquarters of traid / gang/a 'hang out'/a 'pad', usually refers to somewhere where a group of friends or a singleton lives
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞、俚語
    動​物​嘅​巢穴
    nest built by insects or some other animals; den
    • 蟻竇
      蚁窦
      ngai5 dau3
      ant colony
    • 蜜蜂竇
      蜜蜂窦
      mat6 fung1 dau3
      hornet's nest
  2. 名詞、俚語
    屋企​嘅​俗​稱
    (informal) home; dwelling place; crib
    • 佢個竇亂到死，有排執。
      佢个窦乱到死，有排执。
      keoi5 go3 dau3 lyun6 dou3 sei2, jau5 paai4 zap1.
      His place is extremely messy and needs a lot of cleaning up.
  3. 名詞、俚語
    匪徒​嘅​藏身​之處
    lair; hideout
    • 賊竇
      贼窦
      caak6 dau3
      robbers' hideout
    • 個竇咁隱蔽，啲差人都好難揾到佢哋嘍。
      个窦咁隐蔽，啲差人都好难揾到佢哋喽。
      go3 dau3 gam3 jan2 bai3, di1 caai1 jan4 dou1 hou2 naan4 wan2 dou2 keoi5 dei6 lo3.
      The hideout was so well hidden that the police would have a hard time finding them.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 窩 – 窝
  2. 巢
  3. 巢穴
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.
  3. Cantonese
    刺猬系一种高窦嘅雀仔，你踢佢，佢先至会飞。
    刺猬係一種高竇嘅雀仔，你踢佢，佢先至會飛。
    ci3 wai6 hai6 jat1 zung2 gou1 dau6 ge3 zoek3 zai2 ， nei5 tek3 keoi5 ， keoi5 sin1 zi3 wui2 fei1 。
    • Hedgehog is a proud bird. If you don't kick it, it won't fly.
  4. Cantonese
    老窦唔俾我去睇演唱会啊。
    老竇唔俾我去睇演唱會啊。
    lou5 dau6 m4 bei2 ngo5 heoi3 tai2 jin2 coeng3 wui2 aa1 。
    • My father disapproved of my going to the concert.
  5. Cantonese
    你老窦系咪令你好光荣？
    你老竇係咪令你好光榮？
    nei5 lou5 dau6 hai6 mi1 ling6 nei5 hou2 gwong1 wing4 ？
    • Are you proud of your father?
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    为什么家里出边最近有那么多红蚁的？是不是在附近有他们的窦喔？
    為什麼家裡出邊最近有那麼多紅蟻的？是不是在附近有他們的竇喔？
    wèi shén me jiā lǐ chū biān zuì jìn yǒu nà me duō hóng yǐ de ？ shì bù shì zài fù jìn yǒu tā men de dòu ō ？
    • Why are there so many ants at the entrance to the house? Do they have an anthill nearby?
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢近排买咗架车，帮中咗风嘅老窦做柴可夫。
    佢近排買咗架車，幫中咗風嘅老竇做柴可夫。
    keoi5 gan6 paai2 maai5 zo2 gaa3 ce1, bong1 zung3 zo2 fung1 ge3 lou5 dau6 zou6 caai4 ho2 fu1.
    • He bought a new car recently, so he could drive his father, who suffered from a stroke around.
  2. Cantonese
    蚁窦
    蟻竇
    ngai5 dau3
    • ant colony
    • anthill
  3. Cantonese
    蜜蜂窦
    蜜蜂竇
    mat6 fung1 dau3
    • hornet's nest
  4. Cantonese
    佢个窦乱到死，有排执。
    佢個竇亂到死，有排執。
    keoi5 go3 dau3 lyun6 dou3 sei2, jau5 paai4 zap1.
    • His place is extremely messy and needs a lot of cleaning up.
  5. Cantonese
    贼窦
    賊竇
    caak6 dau3
    • robbers' hideout
    • 賊窩
    • thief's den
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
    老鼠窦
    老鼠竇
    lou5 syu2 dau3
    • rat's nest
  3. Cantonese
    雀窦
    雀竇
    zoek3 dau3
    • bird's nest
    • bird nest
  4. Mandarin
    1605年，来中国的意大利传教士利玛窦最初用拉丁字母来给汉字注音。
    1605年，來中國的意大利傳教士利瑪竇最初用拉丁字母來給漢字注音。
    １６０５ nián ， lái zhōng guó de yì dà lì chuán jiào shì lì mǎ dòu zuì chū yòng lā dīng zì mǔ lái gěi hàn zì zhù yīn ．
    • In 1605, Matteo Ricci (Li Madou), an Italian missionary who came to China, first used the Latin alphabet to phoneticize Chinese characters.
  5. Cantonese
    狗窦咁乱
    狗竇咁亂
    gau2 dau3 gam3 lyun6
    • unkempt; untidy; messy