掟 (deng3) — throw; pelt; hurl in Cantonese
deng˗₃掟
Mandarin Pinyin: ding4
Meaning of 掟
nounthrow; pelt; hurl
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Example Sentences with 掟
今日我同我女朋友掟煲
I broke up with my girlfriend today.
其實我好想同佢掟煲，但係因為次次同佢講呢件事佢都喊得好慘，所以到而家我都唔敢同佢講分手
Actually I really want to break up with her, but I daren't suggest it. Every time I mention it, she bursts into tears.
siˍ₆示waiˉ¹威zeˊ²者hoeng˗₃向gingˊ²警caat˗₃察deng˗₃掟sek6,石﹐jiˎ₄而gingˊ²警caat˗₃察jungˍ₆用zoengˍ₆橡gaauˉ¹膠ziˊ²子daanˊ²彈wuiˎ₄回ging˗₃敬。
Protesters threw stones at the police, who responded with rubber bullets.
ngoˏ₅我deng˗₃掟zoˊ²咗wuiˎ₄囘likˍ₆力kau4.球。
I threw the boomerang ball.
neiˏ₅你sikˉ¹識deng˗₃掟wuiˎ₄囘likˍ₆力kau4?球？
You know how to throw a boomerang ball?
Words Containing 掟
掟包糯米雞deng3 baau1 no6 mai5 gai1
to offload one's troubles to someone else [colloquial]
掟煲信deng3 bou1 seon3
a farewell letter (e.g., a Dear John or Dear Jane letter) | [普]: 分手信
掟煲deng3 bou1
break up with a loved one (spouse, boyfriend, or girlfriend); split up; separate
倒掟頭dou3 deng3 tau4
hanging upside down; inverted
打倒掟daa2 dou3 deng3
to invert
倒掟dou3 deng3
hanging upside down; inverted
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