How to pronounce 逗 in Cantonese (13 out of 18):

Previous Example Example 13 of 18 Next Example
你不要逗我笑 不然就會失敗

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
不要 bat1 jiu3
do not
逗 dau6
to stay
to stop
to tease (play with)
amusing
short pause in reading aloud, equivalent to comma (also written 读dòu [读])
to tempt
to allure
to arouse
to stir
to linger
to pause
to make fun of
to provoke
to probe for information
to inspect someone
check their identity
to lift up something heavy slightly
to receive (red packets
lucky money)
to receive salary, usually used in a derogatory sense to imply that one is undeserving of the 'easy money' they received
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
笑 siu3
laugh
smile M: 个gè [个]
giggle
chuckle
to ridicule
to jeer
不然 bat1 jin4
otherwise
就 zau6
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
會 wui6
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
失敗 sat1 bai6
failure

Learn Stroke Order

See how to write "逗" with stroke-by-stroke animation

Learn
Previous Example Example 13 of 18 Next Example