粵

託tok3賴laai6

tok3 laai6tuō làiinferred

English

  1. thanks to
  2. used when asking someone to do something for you
  3. analogous to the phrase 'I am fine'
  4. satisfactory; so-so; passable; not bad but not ideal

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 托福;有賴於
  2. 拜託人哋做嘢嘅時候講嘅説話
  3. 形容自己生活過得算係咁嘅客套話
  4. 形容狀況尚算過得去

Examples

  • 托賴大家,我哋先有今日。

    Thanks to everyone, we have become what we are today.

  • 今次真係托賴喇,唔該晒。

    Thanks for your effort this time, thank you. ----

  • 我哋仲有生意,真係托賴你哋嘅支持。

    We are still in business thanks to your support.

  • 我依家嘅生活叫做托賴啦,至少有飽飯食。

    My living now is satisfactory, at least I have enough to fill my stomach.

  • 甲:「呢排過得點呀?」乙:「托賴啦!」 (gaap3: "ni1 paai4 gwo3 dak1 dim2 aa3?" jyut6: "tok3 laai6 laa1!")

    A: How have you been? B: Fine! ----

Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk

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