通書 [－书]

Jyutping tung1 syu1
Pinyin tōng shū

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. almanac
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    即​係​通勝​（​「​書​」​同​「​輸​」​同音​，​為​咗​意頭​而​將​佢​改​為​「​勝​」​）​（​量​詞​：​本​）
    traditional Chinese almanac; see 通勝as its euphemism
    • 一本通書睇到老
      一本通书睇到老
      jat1 bun2 tung1 syu1 tai2 dou3 lou5
      rigid; inflexible; literally, "reading the same almanac into old age"
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, dated
    notice from the bridegroom's family to the bride's on the wedding date
  2. noun
    almanac; ephemeris
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    书桌上一叠专业书里有几本卡通书混在里面。
    書桌上一疊專業書裏有幾本卡通書混在裏面。
    shū zhuō shàng yī dié zhuān yè shū lǐ yǒu jǐ běn kǎ tōng shū hùn zài lǐ miàn 。
    • There were some graphic novels mixed into the pile of specialty books on the desk.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    每个客都唔同，招呼𠮶阵唔可以一本通书睇到老。
    每個客都唔同，招呼嗰陣唔可以一本通書睇到老。
    mui5 go3 haak3 dou1 m4 tung4, ziu1 fu1 go2 zan6 m4 ho2 ji5 jat1 bun2 tung1 syu1 tai2 dou3 lou5.
    • Every customer is different, so we have to be flexible when serving each one of them.
  2. Cantonese
    一本通书睇到老
    一本通書睇到老
    jat1 bun2 tung1 syu1 tai2 dou3 lou5
    • rigid; inflexible; literally, "reading the same almanac into old age"
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    麻烦您帮我接通书记办公室的电话，好吗？
    麻煩您幫我接通書記辦公室的電話，好嗎？
    má fan nín bāng wǒ jiē tōng shū jì bàn gōng shì de diàn huà ， hǎo ma ？
    • Could you please connect me to the secretary's office?