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擔
Cantonese Slang
💡 Tip: [[to carry]]
Definitions
  1. 1 [[to carry]]
  2. 2 dāam daaih kèih 擔大旗 — [holding big flag] a leader, the person in charge (ad 3.9.2000, C7).
  3. 3 dāam faan máaih séui 擔惶買水 — a ceremony carried out by the eldest son for a dead parent (a Chiu Chow custom).
Other Readings
擔
two buckets full | a load of, a quantifier | # adapted from cc-cedict | a unit o
Words containing 擔
士擔
a stamp (a loanword)
擔綱
to play the leading role
擔保信
a letter of guarantee
不承擔義務
noncommittal
自己承擔風險
at your own risk [written and colloquial]
蝨乸擔枷
very strict and harsh punishment
承擔
to undertake; to assume (responsibility etc.)
負擔得起
to be able to afford; affordable [written and colloquial]
擔高頭
to raise one's head to look up
擔屎唔撈濕
[[to carry shit and not eat it]] to be completely trustworthy.
擔梯搭梯
[[to carry the ladder]] to fail in an examination (previously the lowest fail gr
擔煙斗
[[to carry a pipe]] a twenty foot container carried at the end of a forty foot t
擔幡買水
Chinese customs and ceremony led and conducted by the eldest son in the funeral
擔挑
a shoulder pole, used for lifting heavy items
扁擔
a shoulder pole | [粵]: 擔挑, 擔竿, 擔潤
擔憂
to worry | [粵]: 掛慮
重擔
heavy burden; difficult task
擔仔麵
 tan-tsu noodles which originated from Taiwan | Dan zai noodles 
擔梯
the lowest grade of "H" in Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE
分擔
share in (responsibility, expenses, risks, etc, sth rather burdensome)
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