dou2喥

Jyutpingdou2

Yaledóu

Very common

Definition

Roughly; almost; about; approximately.

colloquialplaces

How it's used

Used primarily to mean everywhere or all over, often serving as a more colloquial alternative to 到處. It carries a sense of ubiquity or repetition across different locations. It is frequently paired with the particle 都 to emphasize the extent of the coverage.

Examples

keoi5佢dei6哋dou2喥dou2喥dou1都hai6係gam3咁joeng2樣gong2講。

They say it like that almost everywhere.

nei5你dou2喥dou2喥dou1都heoi3去，m4唔mun6悶me1咩？

You go almost everywhere, aren't you bored?

Common phrases

dou2喥dou2喥dou1都

everywhere

Common mistake

Learners often confuse this with 呢度 or 嗰度, which refer to specific locations rather than the distributive sense of everywhere. Ensure the context implies a repeated action or state across multiple places rather than a single point.