dou6 dou6度度

Jyutpingdou6 dou6

Yaledouh douh

副詞Common

Definition

Everywhere; every place.

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How it's used

Repeated characters often indicate a sense of totality or emphasis in Cantonese. Using this word implies a slightly more casual or emphatic tone than the standard 處處. It is frequently paired with the particle 都有 to highlight the ubiquity of something.

Examples

nei1呢dou6度dou6度dou6度dou1都hai6係jan4人，hou2好bik1逼aa4呀。

It is crowded with people everywhere here.

nei5你wan2搵gwo3過dou6度dou6度mei6未aa4呀？

Have you looked everywhere yet?

Common phrases

dou6度dou6度dou1都jau5有

to be found everywhere

dou6度dou6度dou1都hai6係

to be everywhere

Common mistake

Do not confuse this with 呢度, which means here. Learners often mistake the reduplicated form for a location noun, but it functions primarily as an adverb meaning everywhere.