粵

打daa2仗zoeng3

daa2 zoeng3dǎ zhàng

English

  1. to fight a battle
  2. (noun) 1. messy; 2. chaotic
  3. to go to war
  4. to go to war; to fight a battle
  5. to work in rush and get into a muddle

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 勢力之間發生戰爭
  2. 忙碌而陷入混亂

Examples

  • 嗰陣時英國仲未準備好打仗。

    Britain was not geared up for war then.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 我們在跟日本打仗。

    We're at war with Japan.

    Tatoeba · verdastelo9604 CC BY

  • 很多年輕人去了打仗。

    Many young men went to war.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 饿着肚子是没法打仗的。

    You can't fight on an empty stomach.

    Tatoeba · miaojiandao CC BY

  • 战争不是轻易就应该开始的,所以也不能够因为像打仗就改变宪法。

    War isn't something to be done lightly, also changing the constitution isn't something that should be done because "I just really want to go to war".

    Tatoeba · aliene CC BY

  • 呢兩個國家打仗打咗好多年。

    The two countries have been at war with each other for many years. ----

  • 成條 team 趕緊 project 打緊仗,我冇時間傾下個月個典禮點安排啊。

    Our whole team is rushing to complete the project, so I don't have time to discuss how to arrange next month's ceremony.

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

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