粵

投tau4靠kaau3

tau4 kaau3tóu kào

English

  1. to rely on help from sb
  2. to seek refuge from sby

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 向某人尋求庇護

Examples

  • 投靠親友

    to seek refuge from one's relatives

  • 二戰嘅時候,我從北方走難落嚟香港,投靠我阿叔。

    I fled from the North to Hong Kong and sought refuge form my Uncle during World War II.

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

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