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偷渡 (tau1 dou6) — to sneak across a border (lit., "to steal passage"); to come to a country illegally in Cantonese

tauˉ¹偷douˍ₆渡
Mandarin Pinyin: tou1 du4

Meaning of 偷渡

verbto sneak across a border (lit., "to steal passage"); to come to a country illegally
verbto run a blockade; to give a blockade the slip

Example Sentences with 偷渡

keoiˏ₅佢tauˉ¹偷douˍ₆渡laiˎ₄嚟hoengˉ¹香gong2.港。
He smuggled himself into Hong Kong.
keoiˏ₅佢soengˊ²想tauˉ¹偷douˍ₆渡heoi˗₃去gaaˉ¹加naaˎ₄拿daa1.大。
He wants to sneak into Canada.
keoiˏ₅佢tauˉ¹偷douˍ₆渡gwo˗₃過lai4.嚟。
He came here by sneaking in.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好tauˉ¹偷douˍ₆渡aa3!呀！
Don't try to sneak across!
tauˉ¹偷douˍ₆渡houˊ²好ngaiˎ₄危him2.險。
Smuggling is very dangerous.
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Characters in 偷渡

偷tau1
while away without purpose
渡dou6
cross (river, ocean); ferry across

Words Containing 偷渡

偷渡客tau1 dou6 haak3
stowaway
偷渡者tau1 dou6 ze2
a stowaway (on a ship)

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