揼 (dam1) — procrastinate; delay; prolong; stall; drag out in Cantonese
damˉ¹揼Mandarin Pinyin: beng5
Meaning of 揼
nounprocrastinate; delay; prolong; stall; drag out
Example Sentences with 揼
lokˍ₆落daaiˍ₆大jyuˏ₅雨damˊ²揼sapˉ¹濕sanˉ¹身。
Got soaked in the heavy rain.
beiˊ²比janˎ₄人zingˊ²整damˊ²揼sapˉ¹濕sanˉ¹身。
Got deliberately soaked by someone.
cungˉ¹沖loengˎ₄涼damˊ²揼sapˉ¹濕sanˉ¹身。
Got soaked while showering.
mˎ₄唔daai˗₃帶zeˉ¹遮damˊ²揼sapˉ¹濕sanˉ¹身。
Didn't bring an umbrella, got soaked.
damˊ²揼sapˉ¹濕sanˉ¹身houˊ²好mˎ₄唔syuˉ¹舒fukˍ₆服。
Being soaked is very uncomfortable.
Words Containing 揼
圓揼揼jyun4 dam4 dam4
round-ish
揼骨dap6 gwat1
to massage
揼波拿dam3 bo1 laa2
tambola (bingo)
揼波鐘dam1 bo1 zung1
拖時間
當揼dong1 dam3
[slang} be unlucky; run into bad luck
圓揼朵jyun4 dam4 doe4
round-ish
揼低dap6 dai1
to knock down [colloquial]
揼濕dap6 sap1
to be soaked through; to get wet [colloquial]
揼落地dam2 lok6 dei6
to throw to the ground [colloquial]
揼死dap6 sei2
to kill [colloquial]
包剪揼baau1 zin2 dap6
rock-paper-scissors
揼時間dam1 si4 gaan3
time-consuming; taking much time
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