耽 [－]

Jyutping dam6
Pinyin dān

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    應該​盡快​做​而​唔​去​做​；​耽誤​；​拖延
    to dawdle; to prolong; to delay
    • 揼時間
      揼时间
      dam1 si4 gaan3
      to waste time; to dawdle
    • 揼波鐘
      揼波钟
      dam3 bo1 zung1
      to waste a client's time
    • 咪揼揼下 啦！就嚟遲到喇！揼夠未啊？
      咪揼揼下 啦！就嚟迟到喇！揼够未啊？
      mai5 dam1 dam1 haa5 laa1! zau6 lai4 ci4 dou3 laa3! dam1 gau3 mei6 aa3?
      Stop dawdling! You're going to be late! Have you done dawdling yet?
    • 你唔鍾意佢，就唔好揼住人啦。
      你唔钟意佢，就唔好揼住人啦。
      nei5 m4 zung1 ji3 keoi5, zau6 m4 hou2 dam1 zyu6 jan4 laa1.
      If you don't love her, don't keep her hanging on for you.
  2. 近義詞
    拖
  3. 參看
    揼

耽 [－]

Jyutping dam3
Pinyin dān

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    應該​盡快​做​而​唔​去​做​；​耽誤​；​拖延
    to dawdle; to prolong; to delay
    • 揼時間
      揼时间
      dam1 si4 gaan3
      to waste time; to dawdle
    • 揼波鐘
      揼波钟
      dam3 bo1 zung1
      to waste a client's time
    • 咪揼揼下 啦！就嚟遲到喇！揼夠未啊？
      咪揼揼下 啦！就嚟迟到喇！揼够未啊？
      mai5 dam1 dam1 haa5 laa1! zau6 lai4 ci4 dou3 laa3! dam1 gau3 mei6 aa3?
      Stop dawdling! You're going to be late! Have you done dawdling yet?
    • 你唔鍾意佢，就唔好揼住人啦。
      你唔钟意佢，就唔好揼住人啦。
      nei5 m4 zung1 ji3 keoi5, zau6 m4 hou2 dam1 zyu6 jan4 laa1.
      If you don't love her, don't keep her hanging on for you.
  2. 近義詞
    拖
  3. 參看
    揼

耽 [－]

Jyutping dam1
Pinyin dān

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    應該​盡快​做​而​唔​去​做​；​耽誤​；​拖延
    to dawdle; to prolong; to delay
    • 揼時間
      揼时间
      dam1 si4 gaan3
      to waste time; to dawdle
    • 揼波鐘
      揼波钟
      dam3 bo1 zung1
      to waste a client's time
    • 咪揼揼下 啦！就嚟遲到喇！揼夠未啊？
      咪揼揼下 啦！就嚟迟到喇！揼够未啊？
      mai5 dam1 dam1 haa5 laa1! zau6 lai4 ci4 dou3 laa3! dam1 gau3 mei6 aa3?
      Stop dawdling! You're going to be late! Have you done dawdling yet?
    • 你唔鍾意佢，就唔好揼住人啦。
      你唔钟意佢，就唔好揼住人啦。
      nei5 m4 zung1 ji3 keoi5, zau6 m4 hou2 dam1 zyu6 jan4 laa1.
      If you don't love her, don't keep her hanging on for you.
  2. 近義詞
    拖
  3. 參看
    揼

耽 [－]

Jyutping daam1
Pinyin dān

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to indulge in
  2. to delay
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to indulge in/to delay/to tarry/to bear (burden / sorrow)/to be negligent/to miss the chance to do something/to abandon oneself to
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    延遲
    to delay
    • 耽誤
      耽误
      daam1 ng6
      delay
  2. 語素
    沉迷
    to addict
    • 耽於逸樂
      耽于逸乐
      daam1 jyu1 jak6 lok6
      to indulge in comfort and pleasure
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    negligent
  2. character
    to delay; to indulge
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. indulge in
  2. be negligent
  3. Cangjie Input
    SJLBU
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级汉字表 #165
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    事故耽误了我们半小时。
    事故耽誤了我們半小時。
    shì gù dān wu le wǒ men bàn xiǎo shí 。
    • An accident delayed us for half an hour.
  2. Mandarin
    火车因大雪被耽搁了。
    火車因大雪被耽擱了。
    huǒ chē yīn dà xuě bèi dān ge le 。
    • The train was delayed because of heavy snowfall.
  3. Mandarin
    友情提示：请留意您需要换乘线路的首末班时间，以免耽误您的出行。
    友情提示：請留意您需要換乘線路的首末班時間，以免耽誤您的出行。
    yǒu qíng tí shì ： qǐng liú yì nín xū yào huàn chéng xiàn lù de shǒu mò bān shí jiān ， yǐ miǎn dān wu nín de chū xíng 。
    • Friendly Reminder: Please keep in mind the closing time of the line you need to switch to, so as to avoid delays in your trip.
  4. Mandarin
    我被交通堵塞耽搁了。
    我被交通堵塞耽擱了。
    wǒ bèi jiāo tōng dǔ sè dān ge le 。
    • I was delayed by a traffic jam.
  5. Mandarin
    可以耽误你一点时间吗?
    可以耽誤你一點時間嗎?
    kě yǐ dān wu nǐ yī diǎn shí jiān ma ?
    • Can I have a moment?
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    耽误到你真系唔好意思。
    耽誤到你真係唔好意思。
    daam1 ng6 dou2 nei5 zan1 hai6 m4 hou2 ji3 si1.
    • We are sorry for the inconvenience caused by the delay.
  2. Cantonese
    有话直说，唔好耽误我嘅时间。
    有話直説，唔好耽誤我嘅時間。
    jau5 waa6 zik6 syut3, m4 hou2 daam1 ng6 ngo5 ge3 si4 gaan3.
    • Be straightforward, don't waste my time.
  3. Cantonese
    老婆，你大肚腍耽就唔好走来走去啦。
    老婆，你大肚腍耽就唔好走來走去啦。
    • Honey, you should not walk around as you have a big stomach.
  4. Cantonese
    病向浅中医，唔好耽误医治时机。
    病向淺中醫，唔好耽誤醫治時機。
    beng6 hoeng3 cin2 zung1 ji1, mm4 hou2 daam1 ng6 ji1 zi6 si4 gei1.
    • You should see the doctor early once you get ill. Don't miss the best timing for treatment.
  5. Cantonese
    快手啲，唔好耽误吉时啊。
    快手啲，唔好耽誤吉時啊。
    faai3 sau2 di1, m4 hou2 daam1 ng6 gat1 si4 aa3.
    • Be quick. Don't delay and miss the auspicious timing.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    耽误学业
    耽誤學業
    dān wù xué yè
    • to delay one's studies
  2. Mandarin
    别耽误时间。
    別耽誤時間。
    bié dān wù shí jiān ．
    • Don't waste time.
  3. Mandarin
    别耽误我的青春。
    別耽誤我的青春。
    bié dān wù wǒ de qīng chūn ．
    • Don't let my youth go to waste.
  4. Mandarin
    主所应许的尚未成就，有人以为他是耽延，其实不是耽延，乃是宽容你们，不愿有一人沉沦，乃愿人人都悔改。
    主所應許的尚未成就，有人以為他是耽延，其實不是耽延，乃是寬容你們，不願有一人沉淪，乃願人人都悔改。
    zhǔ suǒ yīng xǔ de shàng wèi chéng jiù ， yǒu rén yǐ wèi tā shì dān yán ， qí shí bù shì dān yán ， nǎi shì kuān róng nǐ men ， bù yuàn yǒu yī rén chén lún ， nǎi yuàn rén rén dōu huǐ gǎi ．
    • The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
  5. Mandarin
    但是如果掌控得不好，打工也会耽误学业，而且打工时间过长还有可能拖垮身体。
    但是如果掌控得不好，打工也會耽誤學業，而且打工時間過長還有可能拖垮身體。
    dàn shì rú guǒ zhǎng kòng dé bù hǎo ， dǎ gōng yě huì dān wù xué yè ， ér qiě dǎ gōng shí jiān guò cháng hái yǒu kě néng tuō kuǎ shēn tǐ ．
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