粵

包baau1辦baan6

simp包办
baau1 baan6bāo bàn

English

  1. to undertake to do everything by oneself
  2. to take care of everything; to take on all responsibilities
  3. to run the whole show
  4. to monopolise

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 由頭到腳都一腳踢,負上全部責任做晒所有嘢
  2. 獨佔,壟斷

Examples

  • 今場比賽佢包辦晒三個入球。

    He scored all three goals in this match.

  • 呢套戲由選角、編劇以至拍攝都係由佢一手包辦。

    He took care of everything in this film from casting, to script writing, to directing. ----

  • 在泰國,照顧子女不是父親的責任,而是由母親一手包辦的。

    In Thailand, bringing up the children isn't the father's responsibility; it's entirely up to the mother.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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