Cantonese Dictionary

投降

tau4 hong4

Mandarin: tou2 xiang2

to surrender; to concede; to submit to; to capitulate; [n] surrender

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投鞭斷流

tau4 bin1 tyun5 lau4

Mandarin: tou2 bian1 duan4 liu2

(of forces) numerous and powerful

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投鼠忌器

tau4 syu2 gei6 hei3

Mandarin: tou2 shu3 ji4 qi4

be hesitant or reluctant to do something

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抬

toi4

Mandarin: tai2

raise; lift; elevate; carry; move; bear

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抬橋

toi4 kiu4

Mandarin: tai2 qiao2

Simplified: 抬桥

to assist a candidate's election activities; to help someone's campaign [colloquial]

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抬走

toi4 zau2

to carry away

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抬起

toi4 hei2

Mandarin: tai2 qi3

to lift up;to be able to carry a load on the shoulder by two or more people; jack; put up; uplift

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抬轎佬

toi4 kiu2 lou2

Mandarin: tai2 jiao4 lao3

Simplified: 抬轿佬

men who carry the Sedan Chair

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抬頭

toi4 tau4

Mandarin: tai2 tou2

to raise one's head, to gain ground | [粵]: 擔高頭

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拓展

tok3 zin2

Mandarin: tuo4zhan3

(verb) Develop

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拓荒

tok3 fong1

Mandarin: tuo4 huang1

pioneer; trailblaze

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拓荒者

tok3 fong1 ze2

Mandarin: tuo4 huang1 zhe3

trailblazer; pioneer

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拖

to1

Mandarin: tuo1

to drag | to tow | to trail | to hang down | to mop (the floor) | to delay | to drag on | to haul | to prolong | to procrastinate | to encumber | to implicate | to lead | a hand | to grab | to seize | # adapted from cc-cedict

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拖卡

to1 kaa1

Mandarin: tuo1 ka3

verb; bunching , It means the same route and directions, had two or more buses, one immediately (or not too far away) each other; Trailer

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拖友

to1 jau2

Mandarin: tuo1 you3

the slang to refer to a person's girlfriend or boyfriend

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拖友

to1 jau5*2

Cantonese

[n] a lover

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拖地

to1 dei6/dei6*2

mop

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拖地板

to1 dei6*2 baan2

mop the floor

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拖地的長裙

to1 dei6*2 dik1 coeng4 kwan4

draggle-tail (long dress that drags along the ground)

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拖垮

to1 kwaa1

Mandarin: tuo1 kua3

to drag down

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拖堂

to1 tong4

Mandarin: tuo1 tang2

[v] not dismiss class when time is up; extention of class time

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拖延

to1 jin4

Mandarin: tuo1 yan2

to procastinate; delay

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拖延時間

to1 jin4 si4 gaan1*3

Mandarin: tuo1 yan2 shi2 jian1

against the clock; against time

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拖手仔

to1 sau2 zai2

Mandarin: tuo1 shou3 zai3

holding hands (spoken)

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拖把

to1 baa2

Mandarin: tuo1 ba3

mop

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拖拉

to1 laai1

Mandarin: tuo1la1

(verb) Put off; (adjective) (of relationship) 1. Unstable and unclear; (of luggage) Dragging

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拖拉機

to1 laai1 gei1

Mandarin: tuo1 la1 ji1

tractor

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拖拖拉拉

to1 to1 laai1 laai1

Mandarin: tuo1 tuo1 la1 la1

to procrastinate; sluggish; mark of an unstable relationship

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拖放

to1 fong3

drag and drop (computer interface)

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拖數

to1 sou3

Mandarin: tuo1 shu4

Cantonese

delay paying a debt; owe [Syn]拖欠

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