好鬥 (hou3 dau3) — quarrelsome; pugnacious; truculent; arg… in Cantonese

hou˗₃好dau˗₃鬥

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Mandarin Pinyin: hao4 dou4

Meaning of 好鬥

nounquarrelsome; pugnacious; truculent; argumentative; warlike; bellicose; belligerent

mˎ₄唔houˊ²好dau˗₃鬥leng˗₃靚laaˉ¹啦。

Don't compete to be pretty.

mˎ₄唔houˊ²好dau˗₃鬥dingˍ₆頂

Don't compete.

siuˊ²小samˉ¹心di1,啲，mˎ₄唔houˊ²好dau˗₃鬥ceˉ¹車

Be careful, don't race.

keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好dau˗₃鬥singˊ²醒gam˗₃咁

He's acting so smart.

keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好dau˗₃鬥singˊ²醒

He's very sharp/clever.

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