投靠
tau4 kaau3tóu kào
English
- to rely on help from sb
- to seek refuge from sby
粵語 — Cantonese
- 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