響hoeng2道dou6

English

1. placed in front of a verb to indicate that an action is on-going
2. here; at the present location or place
3. used to describe despise or contempt; must be used together with words or suffixes that indicate a sense of "limitation"

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 放喺動詞之前，標示動作進行；同動詞後綴「緊」類似
2. 喺呢度；喺而家嘅位置／身處嘅地方進行一啲活動、行為
3. 表示對所描述嘅動作嘅蔑視或者不滿，要同有限定意思嘅副詞（「淨係」）、後綴（「晒」）或者語氣詞（「之嘛」、「啫」）一齊用

Examples

• 我喺度睇下書之嘛。

  I'm just reading some books.

• 你唔好喺度阻住晒啦！

  Don't stand in the way!

• 我唔想行喇，就喺度食飯啦。

  I don't want to walk anymore. Let's eat here.

• 我喺度諗，人生嘅意義係乜呢？

  I was pondering, what's the meaning of life? ----