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都咧

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Chinese

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metropolis; capital city; all
metropolis; capital city; all; both (if two things are involved); entirely; even; already
 
draw back corners of mouth; child's cry
trad. (都咧)
simp. #(都咧)

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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都咧

  1. (Quanzhou and Philippine Hokkien) already even
    都咧𤺪加班 [Hokkien, trad.]
    都咧𤺪加班 [Hokkien, simp.]
    Lâng to͘-lé siǎn--lo͘, chiah koh kiò lâng khì ka-pan. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
    People are already even tired enough, yet you still want people to work overtime.
    房間都咧家私佗落 [Hokkien, trad.]
    房间都咧家私佗落 [Hokkien, simp.]
    Pâng-keng to͘-lé oe̍h sòe, lí koh bóe chiah--ni chōe ke-si lâi, beh khě lé tó-loh? [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
    The room is already even limitedly small, and you just bought more furniture again, where would you place it?

Usage notes

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This term functions similarly to present perfect tense in English and is, therefore, often omitted when translated.

Synonyms

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  • 著咧 (Xiamen & Zhangzhou Hokkien)

See also

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