肚 (tou5) — du3 in Cantonese
touˏ₅肚Mandarin Pinyin: du4
Meaning of 肚
noundu3
nountripe
nounbelly; stomach; abdomen; bowels
noundu4
Example Sentences with 肚
咪咁眼闊肚窄，重有好多餸；慢慢啲食！
Don't be so greedy, there's still a lot of food; eat slower!
現代嘅女裝恤衫，露出個乳溝、露出個肚臍，都係已經成為常態咗。
Today, it is no longer unusual to have tops for ladies which reveal the cleavage or the navel.
我嘅肚唔舒服.
I have an upset stomach.
快啲畀電話人啦，費時佢牽腸掛肚噃
Give her a call. Don't make her worry.
ngoˏ₅我houˊ²好touˏ₅肚ngoˍ₆餓。
I am very hungry.
Words Containing 肚
空肚hung1 tou5
on an empty stomach
腸肚coeng4 tou5
the viscera considered as the seat of emotions
肚風tou5 fung1
stomach wind or baby wind is caused by excess air becoming trapped in baby's stomach during feeding
有咗肚jau5 zo2 tou5
to be pregnant
眼大肚子小ngaan5 daai6 tou5 zi2 siu2
(idiom) to bite off more than you can chew, to be greedy (for food), to be a glutton; (lit. large eyes, small stomach) | Syn.: 眼闊肚窄, 口大喉嚨小, 眼饞肚飽
牽腸掛肚hin1 coeng4 gwaa3 tou5
worried and anxious
眼寬肚窄ngaan5 fun1 tou5 zaak3
to bite off more than you can chew, to be greedy (for food), to be a glutton; (lit. broad eyes, narrow stomach) [Var.] 眼肚窄 , 眼闊肚窄 [Syn.] 口大喉嚨小 , 眼大肚子小 , 眼饞肚飽
鐵腳馬眼神仙肚tit3 goek3 maa5 ngaan5 san4 sin1 tou5
(the three prerequisites for being a Hong Kong reporter) able to walk long distances, good at observing and able to go without food for long periods of time
反轉豬肚就是屎faan2 zyun3 zyu1 tou5 zau6 si6 si2
experience friends turning into enemies after a dispute
心知肚明sam1 zi1 tou5 ming4
Literally "the heart understands and the stomach knows".
肚兜tou5 dau1
an undergarment protecting the chest and abdomen [Syn.] 兜肚
拉肚子laai1 tou5 zi2
diarrhoea(uk), diarrhea(us); | Cantonese equivalent 肚屙
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