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English

1. overnight (slang)
2. to stay up all night (to work or to play)

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 成晚唔瞓覺，繼續做嘢或者玩

Examples

• 温通頂

  to do revision overnight

• 通頂唱K

  to sing karaoke overnight

• 我慣咗通頂做嘢。

  I'm used to working all night.

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• 佢成晚排通頂幫女朋友買飛。

  He spent an entire night queuing up for buying his girlfriend a ticket.

• 渠為咗剋期做完件事而通頂。

  He has to pull frequent all-nighters to meet the deadline.

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• 我陪我班friend玩通頂。

  I was up all night playing with my friends.

• 佢噚晚趕功課捱完通頂嚟，梗眼瞓啦。

  She stayed up all night finishing her homework assignment. Of course she feels sleepy now.

• 通咗兩晚頂，而家好想即刻返屋企瞓覺。

  After staying overnight for two days, all I want to do is go home and sleep.