到埗

Chinese

		to (a place); until (a time); up to to (a place); until (a time); up to; to go; to arrive
simp. and trad. (到埗)		到	埗
alternative forms		到埠 到步

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dou³ bou⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dou³ bou⁶
    • Yale: dou bouh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dou³ bou⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: dou³ bou⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tou̯³³ pou̯²²/

Verb

到⫽埗 (verb-object)

1. (Cantonese, intransitive) to arrive at one's destination
   • 1864, 李秀成, 李秀成自述:

     今我主死國亡，我亦被擒到步 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     今我主死国亡，我亦被擒到步 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     gam¹ ngo⁵ zyu² sei² gwok³ mong⁴, ngo⁵ jik⁶ bei⁶ kam⁴ dou³ bou⁶ [Jyutping]

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   • Kam Wah Chung State Heritage Site Archives: Box11-Folder21-Sheet1-Front

     或佢到步看佢症主意如何 [Taishanese, trad. and simp.]

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   • Kam Wah Chung State Heritage Site Archives: Box11-Folder63-Sheet1-Front-037

     何月何時日子又至何日到步鹹水埠 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     何月何时日子又至何日到步咸水埠 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

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   • 1904, 約翰大衛德, quoting advertisement, The Surnames of the Chinese in America, page 30:

     凡華人到步未經工商部批准登岸者[…] [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     凡华人到步未经工商部批准登岸者[…] [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     faan⁴ waa⁴ jan⁴ dou³ bou⁶ mei⁶ ging¹ gung¹ soeng¹ bou⁶ pai¹ zeon² dang¹ ngon⁶ ze² [... ] [Jyutping]

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   • 2020, “致明日的舞”, Oscar (lyrics), 林家謙 (music)‎^[1]performed by 陳奕迅:

     還未到埗　我知道　忐忑的旅途 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     还未到埗　我知道　忐忑的旅途 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     waan⁴ mei⁶ dou³ bou⁶, ngo⁵ zi¹ dou³, taan² tik¹ dik¹ leoi⁵ tou⁴ [Jyutping]

     Still have not arrived yet, I know the uneasy journey

2. (Cantonese, transitive) to arrive at (a destination)

Synonyms

• 到達／到达 (dàodá)
• (Cantonese) 抵埗