粵

狗gau2竇dau3

simp狗窦
gau2 dau3gǒu dòu

English

  1. dog hole
  2. (noun) messy room
  3. gap caused by missing teeth
  4. fig. den of thieves
  5. (lit.) dog den; (fig.) untidy place where things are disorderly arranged; your home, especially your bed

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 狗住嘅地方;引申為好亂或者好污糟嘅地方,亦係講自己屋企(特別指自己張牀)(量詞:個)

Examples

  • 啲屋狗竇咁亂我都頂得順,但係污糟嘅話我就接受唔到。

    I can put up with a house being untidy, but I don't like it to be dirty.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 龍床不如狗竇。

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 你間房亂到好似狗竇噉!

    Your room is so messy, it's like a dog's den!

  • 龍牀不如狗竇,訓返自己張牀舒服好多。

    Nothing is better than my own bed , it is much more convenient.

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

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