Cantonese words starting with T

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To hold forth, chatter, or talk glibly.

tiu4 zeoi2 hok6 sit6

調嘴學舌调嘴学舌

To sow discord, gossip, or incite trouble between people by telling tales.

To adjust to the correct value or focus.

Wage adjustment; to adjust wages or salaries.

A short note, a stripe, or historically, a prostitute.

To adjust, regulate, or revise slightly to make more suitable.

To regulate or adjust something to keep it at a specific level.

調節器调节器

Regulator; a device used to control or adjust a system's mechanism.

To focus; to adjust the focus of a camera or optical instrument.

Abstruse; profound and difficult to understand.

To pull, drag, or tow; to delay or procrastinate.

A mop; a cleaning tool with absorbent material used to wash or wipe floors.

Power strip or extension board with multiple sockets.

Barge; a flat-bottomed vessel used for transporting goods.

Mop; a cloth or bundle of rags used for cleaning floors.

Tow truck; a breakdown lorry used to haul away broken, damaged, or illegally parked vehicles.

拖車頭拖车头

The tractor unit of a semi-trailer truck.

To prolong or drag out a process so that it takes longer to complete.

Traction, towing, or pulling.

Sluggish, dilatory, and inefficient in doing things.

A small open trailer or cart designed to be towed behind a vehicle.

To mop the floor, or to drag along the ground.

To mop the floor.

To tow away a vehicle.

拖吊車拖吊车

To delay, procrastinate, or drag out a process.

Passenger boat towed by a motorboat.

To drag or pull something along; to drag with a mouse in computing.

拖動力拖动力

Motive force; pulling force; driving force.

Toffee; a type of hard, chewy caramel candy made with boiled sugar or molasses and butter.

Toffee; a type of candy made of caramelized sugar or molasses along with butter and sometimes flour.

To drag and drop; to move an item on a screen by clicking and dragging it to another location.

to1 gaa1 daai3 hau2

拖家帶口拖家带口

To have a family in tow, bringing along one's whole family or being tied down by family obligations.

To tow; to pull a trailer, cart, or another vehicle behind.

To pull someone into the water; to get someone involved in trouble or a conspiracy.

Slippers; easy-to-wear, slip-on footwear typically worn indoors.

To drag along; to tow.

拖後腿拖后腿

To hold someone back; to impede, hinder, or be a drag on someone's progress.

To fall into arrears with; to delay a payment that is due.

to1 hin1 sok3 dou6

拖牽索道拖牵索道

Anchor lift; T-bar lift; a type of surface ski lift.

To pull, drag, or haul.

拖曳機拖曳机

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To pull someone into the water; to drag someone into trouble or implicate them in a wrongdoing.

One's romantic partner, boyfriend, or girlfriend.

To remarry and bring one's children from a previous marriage into the new family.

to1 ji4 daai3 neoi5

拖兒帶女拖儿带女

To lead one's children by the hand; to bring along or support a family of sons and daughters.

To procrastinate, delay, or postpone; to intentionally react with a slower speed.

to1 jin4 si4 gaan3

拖延時間拖延时间

To stall for time, procrastinate, or filibuster.

to1 jin4 zin3 seot6

拖延戰術拖延战术

Delaying tactics; stalling tactics used to gain time.