陀累 [－－]

Jyutping to4 leoi6
Pinyin tuó lèi

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    令到​另一方​陷入​一個​無​必要​而且​較差​甚至​原先​同​佢​無​關​既​狀​況
    to get someone involved in a difficult situation, to drag someone into a problem that is not their concern
    • 你唔好咁樣陀累人啦！
      你唔好咁样陀累人啦！
      nei5 m4 hou2 gam2 joeng2 to4 leoi6 jan4 laa1!
      Don't drag people into such problematic situation!
  2. 近義詞
    拖累

陀累 [－－]

Jyutping to4 leoi6
Pinyin tuó lěi

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to drag someone into a difficult situation that was not their concern in the first place [colloquial]
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    身健康比长命百岁重要，如果又老又病陀累家人，所谓「久病床前无孝子」，仲惨过死。
    身健康比長命百歲重要，如果又老又病陀累家人，所謂「久病牀前無孝子」，仲慘過死。
    • Having a health body is better than merely having long life, if you are old and sick, as "no son can always keep filial piety to the sick parent", it is even worst than death.
  2. Cantonese
    你唔好咁样陀累人啦！
    你唔好咁樣陀累人啦！
    nei5 m4 hou2 gam2 joeng2 to4 leoi6 jan4 laa1!
    • Don't drag people into such problematic situation!
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    全部要加惨到极，陀累全家，靠份粮点够食，卒之查到豉油都冇滴
    全部要加惨到极，陀累全家，靠份粮点够食，卒之查到豉油都冇滴
    cyun4 bou6 jiu3 gaa1 caam2 dou3 gik6, to4 leoi4 cyun4 gaa1, kaau3 fan6 loeng4 dim2 gau3 sik6, zeot1 zi1 caa4 dou2 si6 jau4 dou1 mou5 dik1
    • All of the prices have to going up; it's extremely miserable. I'm burdening my whole family. How is there enough to live off my salary? Finally, I found out there isn't even a drop of soy sauce.