考起 [－－]

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Pinyin kǎo qǐ

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. 'beats me'; 'search me' (when being challenged by a difficult question or situation)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    令人​哋​理解​唔​到​或者​解釋​唔​到​一​啲​嘢
    to baffle
    • 我唔識睇地圖㗎，你真係考起我！
      我唔识睇地图㗎，你真系考起我！
      ngo5 m4 sik1 tai2 dei6 tou4 gaa3, nei5 zan1 hai6 haau2 hei2 ngo5!
      I cannot read maps; this really baffles me!
  2. 近義詞
    難倒
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 被考倒了
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    它会让你思考起在你思想里考虑的事情。
    它會讓你思考起在你思想裡考慮的事情。
    tā huì ràng nǐ sī kǎo qǐ zài nǐ sī xiǎng lǐ kǎo lǜ de shì qing 。
    • It will make you think about the things you think about in your thoughts.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    哗，你真系考起我㖞。
    嘩，你真係考起我喎。
    waa3, nei5 zan1 hai6 haau2 hei2 ngo5 wo3.
    • Whoa, that's a difficult question. I have no idea.
  2. Cantonese
    我唔识睇地图㗎，你真系考起我！
    我唔識睇地圖㗎，你真係考起我！
    ngo5 m4 sik1 tai2 dei6 tou4 gaa3, nei5 zan1 hai6 haau2 hei2 ngo5!
    • I cannot read maps; this really baffles me!