Cantonese Dictionary

投放

tau4 fong3

Mandarin: tou2 fang4

to put into circulation; to throw in

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投放市場

tau4 fong3 si5 coeng4

Mandarin: tou2 fang4 shi4 chang3

to put sth on the market

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投效

tau4 haau6

Mandarin: tou2 xiao4

to volunteer to help; to volunteer to work for someone; to go and offer one's services

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投書

tau4 syu1

Mandarin: tou2 shu1

[v] deliver, send a letter of complaint, opinion

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投案自首

tau4 on3 zi6 sau2

Mandarin: tou2 an4 zi4 shou3

self-incrimination; to turn oneself in; to surrender oneself

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投標

tau4 biu1

Mandarin: tou2 biao1

to submit a bid; to put in a bid

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投機

tau4 gei1

Mandarin: tou2 ji1

[1] to speculate; to seek gain; opportunistic; speculative [2] congenial; agreeable; amiable

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投機倒把

tau4 gei1 dou2 baa2

Mandarin: tou2 ji1 dao3 ba3

(saying) to engage in speculative trading; to make money by profiteering; to capitalize; to seek advantage; to speculate; speculative transactions

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投注

tau4 zyu3

Mandarin: tou2 zhu4

to bet; to throw one's energies (into an activity); to invest one's emotions (in sth)

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投注員

tau4 zyu3 jyun4

bookmaker, bookie

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投注站

tau4 zyu3 zaam6

Mandarin: tou2 zhu4 zhan4

Betting Outlets; betting centres; betting stations

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投產

tau4 caan2

Mandarin: tou2chan3

Simplified: 投产

(verb) Kick off (a production)

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投票

tau4 piu3

Mandarin: tou2 piao4

vote; cast a ballot; go to the polls

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投票地點

tau4 piu3 dei6 dim2

Mandarin: tou2 piao4 di4 dian3

voting place

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投票日

tau4 piu3 jat6

polling day

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投票機器

tau4 piu3 gei1 hei3

Mandarin: tou2 piao4 ji1 qi4

voting machine

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投票率

tau4 piu3 leot6*2

percentage of voter turnout

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投票站

tau4 piu3 zaam6

Mandarin: tou2 piao4 zhan4

polling station (for a vote)

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投稿

tau4 gou2

Mandarin: tou2 gao3

to contribute an article to a magazine or newspaper

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投筆從戎

tau4 bat1 cung4 jung4

Mandarin: tou2 bi3 cong2 rong2

abandon one's pen and enlist in the army

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投考

tau4 haau2

Mandarin: tou2 kao3

to sign up for an entrance examination

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投胎

tau4 toi1

Mandarin: tou2 tai1

(noun) Metempsychosis

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投訴

tau4 sou3

Mandarin: tou2 su4

to file or lodge a complaint; to sue

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投資

tau4 zi1

Mandarin: tou2 zi1

to invest

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投資移民

tau4 zi1 ji4 man4

investment immigrants, investment immigration

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投資組合

tau4 zi1 zou2 hap6

(investment) portfolio

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投資者

tau4 zi1 ze2

Mandarin: tou2 zi1 zhe3

investor

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投資銀行

tau4 zi1 ngan4 hong4

Mandarin: tou2 zi1 yin2 hang2

Simplified: 投资银行

Investment Banks

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投遞

tau4 dai6

Mandarin: tou2 di4

delivery; to deliver

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投閒置散

tau4 haan4 zi3 saan2

Mandarin: tou2 xian2 zhi4 san3

to be placed in a unimportant position; be put in charge of an insignificant job

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