套 (tou3) — cover; case; wrapper; glove in Cantonese

tou˗₃套

Mandarin Pinyin: tao4

Meaning of 套

nouncover; case; wrapper; glove

nountrap/trick sb into telling the truth

nountry to win friendship, favour, etc

nounknot; loop; noose

nounset; suite; series

nountrick; trap; ruse

nouncover with; slip over; overlap

nounconvention; formula; stereotype

nounmodel/pattern sth on sth; copy

Example Sentences with 套

tou˗₃套hei˗₃戲houˊ²好mouˎ₄無leiˎ₄厘tauˎ₄頭daanˍ₆但gau˗₃夠gaauˊ²搞siu˗₃笑。

The movie is nonsensical but funny.

我琴日睇咗一套戲，但係一啲都唔好睇

I saw a film yesterday, and boy did it suck.

我琴日睇咗一套戲，有啲地方幾好睇

I saw a film yesterday... some parts were okay.

我琴日睇咗一套戲，有少少好睇

I saw a film yesterday... it wasn't very good.

我琴日睇咗一套戲，有啲啲好睇

I saw a film yesterday... it wasn't very good.

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Words Containing 套

生搬硬套saang1 bun1 ngaang6 tou3

copy mechanically disregard of specific conditions; apply or copy mechanically

一套杯碟jat1 tou3 bui1 dip2

a cup and saucer

套拳tou3 kyun4

routine, form, kata (in martial arts) [Syn.] 套路

politeness, civilities

套牢tou3 lou4

to be trapped in the stock market (because an investor cannot sell out of a losing position)

套褲tou3 fu3

outer garment; leg sheaths without hips tied over trousers

老套lou5 tou2

outdated, old-fashioned (also 老土)

套現tou3 jin6

monetize

被套pei5 tou3

quilt, bedding, bed sack

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