逗 [－]

Jyutping dau6
Pinyin dòu

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to tease (playfully); to entice
  2. (coll.) to joke
  3. (coll.) funny; amusing
  4. to stay; to sojourn
  5. brief pause at the end of a phrase (variant of 讀|读[dou4])
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to stay/to stop/to tease (play with)/amusing/short pause in reading aloud, equivalent to comma (also written 读dòu [读])/to tempt/to allure/to arouse/to stir/to linger/to pause/to make fun of/to provoke/to probe for information/to inspect someone / check their identity/to lift up something heavy slightly/to receive (red packets / lucky money)/to receive salary, usually used in a derogatory sense to imply that one is undeserving of the 'easy money' they received
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    盤查​，​套口​風以​取得​資料
    to investigate someone's background; to probe a person for information
    • 同我𢭃下條靚仔，睇佢有冇跟開邊個。
      同我𢭃下条靓仔，睇佢有冇跟开边个。
      tung4 ngo5 dau6 haa5 tiu4 leng1 zai2, tai2 keoi5 jau5 mou5 gan1 hoi1 bin1 go3.
      Go talk to that guy to find out whether he's in a gang.
  2. 動詞
    （​警察​）​查​身份​證
    to check someone's identity; to inspect
    • 畀龜 𢭃
      畀龟 𢭃
      bei2 gwai1 dau6.
      to be inspected by a policeman
  3. 動詞
    短時間​噉​抬起​一​啲​非常​重​嘅​嘢
    to slightly lift up some heavy goods
    • 我跌咗啲嘢入櫃底，幫我𢭃一𢭃起個櫃吖。
      我跌咗啲嘢入柜底，帮我𢭃一𢭃起个柜吖。
      ngo5 dit3 zo2 di1 je5 jap6 gwai6 dai2, bong1 ngo5 dau6 jat1 dau6 hei3 go3 gwai6 aa1.
      I dropped something under the cabinet. Can you help me lift it up slightly (so I can get my thing)?
  4. 動詞
    形容​輕​輕​鬆​鬆​就​有​錢​收​；​淨​係​用​嚟​講利​是​同埋​人工
    to acquire money easily; only refers to red packet (利是)or salary
    • 啲議員喺立法會掟下垃圾噉就𢭃幾萬蚊人工。
      啲议员喺立法会掟下垃圾噉就𢭃几万蚊人工。
      di1 ji5 jyun4 hai2 laap6 faat3 wui2 deng3 haa5 laap6 saap3 gam2 zau6 dau6 gei2 maan6 man1 jan4 gung1.
      Some legislators earn their salaries simply by throwing stuff in the Legislative Council.
  5. 動詞
    以言語​輔以​肢體​動作​騷擾​或​挑釁​對方
    to harass and provoke
    • 我唔妥你，我可以𢭃你；我唔鍾意你，我可以𢱕你！
      我唔妥你，我可以𢭃你；我唔钟意你，我可以𢱕你！
      ngo5 m4 to5 nei5, ngo5 ho2 ji5 dau6 nei5. ngo5 m4 zung1 ji3 nei5, ngo5 ho2 ji5 dap6 nei5
      If I resent you, I may pester you. If I don't like you, I may smack you!
  6. 參看
    𢭃
  7. 動詞、書面語
    停止不前
    to stay; to stop
    • 逗留
      逗留
      dau6 lau4
      to loiter
  8. 動詞、書面語
    惹​、​招引
    to provoke (laughter, etc.); amuse
    • 這小女孩真逗人喜歡。
      这小女孩真逗人喜欢。
      She's a charming little girl.
  9. 動詞、書面語
    引逗​、​戲弄
    to tease; play with
    • 逗孩子玩
      逗孩子玩
      to play with a child
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, in the negative
    to play around
  2. character
    funny; ridiculous; amusing
  3. character
    to tempt; to allure
  4. character
    to amuse; to tease
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. tempt, allure, arouse, stir
  2. Cangjie Input
    YMRT
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #936
  2. HSK3 七一九级汉字表 #209
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    你会在这里逗留多久？
    你會在這裏逗留多久？
    nǐ huì zài zhè lǐ dòu liú duō jiǔ ？
    • How long will you stay here?
  2. Mandarin
    你在日本逗留多少天？
    你在日本逗留多少天？
    nǐ zài rì běn dòu liú duō shǎo tiān ？
    • How long have you been in Japan?
  3. Mandarin
    他的故事把大家给逗乐了。
    他的故事把大家給逗樂了。
    tā de gù shì bǎ dà jiā gěi dòu lè le 。
    • His story amused everyone.
  4. Mandarin
    约翰逗弄他的狗。
    約翰逗弄他的狗。
    yuē hàn dòu nòng tā de gǒu 。
    • John makes fun of his dog.
  5. Mandarin
    你在这里逗留多久?
    你在這里逗留多久?
    nǐ zài zhè lǐ dòu liú duō jiǔ ?
    • How long are you going to stay here?
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    俾龟逗
    俾龜逗
    bei2 gwai1 dau6
    • to be questioned by cop
  2. Cantonese
    逗留
    逗留
    dau6 lau4
    • to loiter
  3. 这小女孩真逗人喜欢。
    這小女孩真逗人喜歡。
    • She's a charming little girl.
  4. 逗孩子玩
    逗孩子玩
    • to play with a child
  5. Cantonese
    佢入咗政府做Engine，而家逗紧七万几一个月。
    佢入咗政府做Engine，而家逗緊七萬幾一個月。
    keoi5 jap6 zo2 zing3 fu2 zou6 en1 zin2, ji4 gaa1 dau6 gan2 cat1 maan6 gei2 jat1 go3 jyut6.
    • He is now an engineer in government, paid over HK$70,000 a month.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    你把我逗乐了。
    你把我逗樂了。
    nǐ bǎ wǒ dòu lè le ．
    • You amused me./You made me laugh.
  2. Mandarin
    还有外国低级下流的文艺团体表演的女子摔跤、肚皮舞、脱衣舞，甚至“人妖”（按：即男扮女装的男色）亮相等，“极尽其挑逗、淫秽之能事”。
    還有外國低級下流的文藝團體表演的女子摔跤、肚皮舞、脱衣舞，甚至“人妖”（按：即男扮女裝的男色）亮相等，“極盡其挑逗、淫穢之能事”。
    hái yǒu wài guó dī jí xià liú de wén yì tuán tǐ biǎo yǎn de nǚ zǐ shuāi jiāo ， dù pí wǔ ， tuō yī wǔ ， shèn zhì “ rén yāo ” （ àn ： jí nán bàn nǚ zhuāng de nán sè ） liàng xiàng děng ， “ jí jìn qí tiǎo dòu ， yín huì zhī néng shì ” ．
    • X
  3. Mandarin
    逾期逗留
    逾期逗留
    yú qī dòu liú
    • to overstay (e.g. one's visa)
  4. Mandarin
    你看那打瞌睡的男孩，可真逗啊。
    你看那打瞌睡的男孩，可真逗啊。
    nǐ kàn nà dǎ kē shuì de nán hái ， kě zhēn dòu a ．
    • X
  5. Mandarin
    也正因为这些，裸体摄影艺术一直都被负面评价，只要图面上稍微有一点点挑逗性的暗示或者动作，就会被人们与色情联系在一起，被圣母党键盘侠们讨伐。
    也正因為這些，裸體攝影藝術一直都被負面評價，只要圖面上稍微有一點點挑逗性的暗示或者動作，就會被人們與色情聯繫在一起，被聖母黨鍵盤俠們討伐。
    yě zhèng yīn wèi zhè xiē ， luǒ tǐ shè yǐng yì shù yī zhí dōu bèi fù miàn píng jià ， zhǐ yào tú miàn shàng shāo wēi yǒu yī diǎn diǎn tiǎo dòu xìng de àn shì huò zhě dòng zuò ， jiù huì bèi rén men yǔ sè qíng lián xì zài yī qǐ ， bèi shèng mǔ dǎng jiàn pán xiá men tǎo fá ．
    • And because of these things, nude photography has always received negative comments. For just a very small flirtatious innuendo or movement on the photo, people would connect it to erotica, and it would be crushed by bleeding hearts and keyboard warriors.