粵

搞gaau2掂dim6

gaau2 dim6gǎo diàngǎo diān

English

  1. to get sth done; to sort sth out (from Cantonese)
  2. (exclamatory phrase) 'done!'; (v.) to finish something; to settle something; to kill someone.
  3. to finish; to complete
  4. to settle a problem; to fix a situation

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 完成一件事
  2. 處理麻煩;解決問題

Examples

  • 終於搞掂晒!

    It's finally done! ----

  • 快啲搞掂啲功課佢喇!

    You'd better finish your homework quickly!

  • 佢搞掂晒啲嘢就返咗屋企。

    When he finished the work, he went home.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 我哋應該唔夠時間喺今日之內搞掂佢。

    We probably don't have enough time to finish doing that today.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 佢搞掂咗之後就將啲架生擺埋咗喺一邊。

    He put his tools away after he had finished.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 如果我唔喺限期之前搞掂,我就大檸樂喇。

    There will be hell to pay if I don't make this deadline.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 你最好快啲同我搞掂佢,如果唔係我投訴你。

    If you don't fix it soon, I'll file a complaint against you.

  • 喺泰國,湊仔湊女唔係阿爸嘅責任,而係由阿媽一個人搞掂晒嘅。

    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-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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