粵

推teoi1敲haau1

teoi1 haau1tuī qiāo

English

  1. to think over
  2. to deliberate; to think over

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 一再考慮、斟酌

Examples

  • 大部分的字跡已經褪色,但仍可從這些句子中推敲出含意。

    Most of the words are faded, but it's still possible to extrapolate the meaning from these sentences.

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  • 佢草擬修訂嘅時候,不斷推敲字眼。

    She deliberated her wordings when proposing the amendment.

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

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