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打daa2通tung1

daa2 tung1dǎ tōng

English

  1. to open access
  2. to establish contact
  3. to remove a block
  4. to put through (a phone connection)
  5. to get through (esp. for making phone calls); to open a way; to connect
  6. to break through (esp. for walls between flats or rooms)
  7. to connect

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 打電話嗰陣駁通線
  2. 拆咗兩間房之間嗰幅牆,令兩者相通
  3. 連接兩樣嘢,令兩者相通

Examples

  • 我想將呢兩間房打通。

    I want to connect these two rooms together. ----

  • 我今朝打過電話俾佢,不過打唔通。

    I tried to call her this morning, but I couldn't get through. ----

  • 東西走廊打通咗原有嘅西鐵線及馬鐵綫,成為目前嘅屯馬線。

    The East-West Corridor connects the past West Rail Line and Ma On Shan Line, forming the current Tuen Ma Line.

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

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