粵

搭daap3救gau3

daap3 gau3dā jiù

English

  1. to rescue
  2. to compensate; to make up for

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 用啲其他嘢補救弱點、缺陷

Examples

  • 上菜上得好慢,不過嘢食搭救。

    The service was pretty slow, but the food made up for that.

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  • 佢唔係好聰明,不過佢就用勤力嚟搭夠。

    She's not pretty clever, but she works very hard to make up for it.

Sources: cc-cedict, words.hk

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