Cantonese Dictionary

倒垃圾

dou2 laap6 saap3

to empty the garbage, to dump rubbish,

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倒垃圾

dou3 laap6 saap3

Mandarin: dao4 la1 ji1

to dump the rubbish

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倒垃圾的

dou2 laap6 saap3 dik1

something or someone concerned with garbage disposal

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倒塌

dou2 taap3

Mandarin: dao3 ta1

[1] collapse, [2] topple

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倒塔咁早

dou2 taap3 gam3 zou2

Mandarin: dao4 ta3 gan1 zao3

Cantonese

very early in the morning

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倒夜香

dou2 je6 hoeng1

Mandarin: dao4 ye4 xiang1

night soil, is the euphemism for human feces collected at night from cesspools or privies

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倒字紙

dou2 zi6 zi2

to dump waste paper

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倒屎

dou2 si2

Mandarin: dao4 shi3

emptying a latrine

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倒屎咁早

dou2 si2 gam3 zou2

Mandarin: dao4 shi3 gan1 zao3

Cantonese

lit. as early as emptying a latrine, meaning extremely early in the morning

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倒帶

dou3 daai3*2

rewind

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倒影

dou3 jing2

Mandarin: dao4 ying3

inverted image; inverted reflection in water

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倒後鏡

dou3 hau6 geng3

Mandarin: dao4 hou4 jing4

Simplified: 倒后镜

Rear-view Mirror

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倒後鏡

dou3 hau6 geng3*2

a rear view mirror

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倒按揭

dou3 on3 kit3

a reverse mortgage, a home equity conversion loan

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倒掟

dou3 deng3

Mandarin: dao4 ding4

Cantonese

hanging upside down

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倒掟頭

dou3 deng3 tau4

Mandarin: dao4 ding4 tou2

Simplified: 倒掟头

Cantonese

upside down

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倒換

dou3 wun6

Mandarin: dao3 huan4

rotate; take turns; rearrange (sequence, order, etc.); replace

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倒數

dou3 sou2; dou2 sou3

Mandarin: dao4 shu3; dao3 shu4

[1] /dou3 sou2/ countdown; to count backwards; to count from the back; to count from last [2] /dou2 sou3/ (Maths.) reciprocal

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倒數嘉年華

dou3 sou2 gaa1 nin4 waa4

a countdown carnival

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倒數活動

dou3 sou2 wut6 dung6

New Year countdown parties/countdown events

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倒是

dou3 si6

Mandarin: dao4 shi4

[1] actually | Syn.: 其實 [2] on the contrary; contrarywise | Syn.: 反而 | Cant.: 嘅話; 倒轉頭 [3] even though | Syn.: 雖然

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倒楣

dou2 mei4

Mandarin: dao3 mei2

to be unlucky; variant of 倒霉

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倒模

dou2 mou4

Mandarin: dao4 mo2

to mold or moulding

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倒檔

dou3 dong3

Mandarin: dao4 dang4

reverse gear

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倒水

dou2 seoi2

Mandarin: dao4 shui3

pour water

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倒汗水

dou3 hon6 seoi2

distilled water; steam condensing on a covered pot of boiling water

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倒汗水

dou2 hon6 seoi2

Mandarin: dao4 han4 shui3

drip of an air conditioner, drops of water on the window

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倒流

dou3 lau4

Mandarin: dao4 liu2

flow backwards; regorge; backcurrent

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倒瀉

dou3 se3

Mandarin: dao4 xie4

Simplified: 倒泻

spill

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倒瀉

dou2 se3*2

Cantonese

to spill | Mand.: 溢出, 倒出

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