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Jyutping duk6 bok3
Pinyin dú bó

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, colloquial
    to study for a doctoral degree; to do a PhD
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我正在在波士顿读博士。
    我正在在波士頓讀博士。
    wǒ zhèng zài zài bō shì dùn dú bó shì 。
    • I'm in Boston going for my Ph.D. right now.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢最后选择读博士。
    佢最後選擇讀博士。
    keoi5 zeoi3 hau6 syun2 zaak6 duk6 bok3 si6.
    • He chose to do a PhD in the end.
  2. Cantonese
    闻说佢走咗去读博士。
    聞説佢走咗去讀博士。
    man4 syut3 keoi5 zau2 zo2 heoi3 duk6 bok3 si6.
    • People say that he went to pursue a PhD.
  3. Cantonese
    佢一边读博士课程,一边做助教。
    佢一邊讀博士課程,一邊做助教。
    keoi5 jat1 bin1 duk6 bok3 si6 fo3 cing4, jat1 bin1 zou6 zo6 gaau3.
    • She is studying a doctoral degree and working as a teaching assistant at the same time.