粵

通tung1宵siu1

tung1 siu1tōng xiāo

English

  1. all night
  2. through the night
  3. to stay up all night; to work or play overnight without a break; to go out all night
  4. all night; whole night; throughout the night
  5. throughout the night

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 成晚唔瞓覺
  2. 由夜晚去到天光(量詞:個/晚)

Examples

  • 通宵寫報告

    to work on a report for the whole night

  • 我慣咗通宵做嘢。

    I'm used to working all night.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 今晚要通宵,唔使等我食飯。

    I have to work overnight tonight. Don't wait for me for dinner.

  • 你捱咗兩晚通宵喇,快啲返屋企啦!

    You have spent two whole nights on this. Quickly go home!

  • 他通宵备考。

    He spent all night cramming for the test.

    Tatoeba · sadhen CC BY

  • 她通宵读书。

    She read books all night.

    Tatoeba · gumblex CC BY

  • 通宵玩游戏很伤身体的。

    Playing games all night is very harmful to your health.

    Tatoeba · sadhen CC BY

  • 全体销售人员通宵达旦地工作了一周。

    The entire sales staff has worked around the clock for a week.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

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

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