粵

拖to1地dei6

to1 dei6to1 dei2tuō dì

English

  1. to mop the floor
  2. (of a gown etc) to trail on the ground
  3. full-length
  4. to mop the floor
  5. to drag along the floor

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 用拖把清潔地下
  2. 物件嘅某一個部分接觸到地面

Examples

  • 你扫完以后,我会拖地。

    When you're done sweeping, I'll mop.

    Tatoeba · billt_estates CC BY

  • 你掃完地後,我來拖地。

    When you're done sweeping, I'll mop.

    Tatoeba · xjjAstrus CC BY

  • 條裙長到拖地喇!

    The dress is so long that it drags on the floor.

  • 我阿媽堅持日日都要掃地同拖地。

    My mum insists on sweeping and mopping the floor every day. ----

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

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