推 (teoi1) — push; shove; thrust in Cantonese
teoiˉ¹推Mandarin Pinyin: tui1
Meaning of 推
nounpush; shove; thrust
nounpromote; advance; push forward
nounelect; recommend; praise highly
nounpostpone; delay; put off
noundecline; reject; refuse
Example Sentences with 推
自從新聞報道話椰子又好又盛, 呢一帶食肆都食住條水, 推出各種各樣同椰子有關嘅小食。
Ever since the news reported that coconuts were good and all, the entire stretch of eateries here seize the opportunity to serve snacks made from coconuts.
tuiˉ¹推hangˎ₄行siˉ¹私jauˏ₅有zai3.制。
Implement private ownership.
hauˍ₆後longˍ₆浪teoiˉ¹推cinˎ₄前longˍ₆浪
The new generation pushes out the old.
ngoˏ₅我deiˍ₆哋teoiˉ¹推satˉ¹骰
Let's roll the dice.
teoiˉ¹推satˉ¹骰jiu˗₃要siuˊ²小samˉ¹心
Be careful when rolling dice.
Words Containing 推
推想teoi1 soeng2
to imagine; guess; reckon
推算teoi1 syun3
to extrapolate; to calculate; to compute; to reckon
點心手推車dim2 sam1 sau2 teoi1 ce1
dim sum trolley
推波助瀾teoi1 bo1 zo6 laan4
add fuel to the fire
推進器teoi1 zeon3 hei3
a propellor; a thruster (device, machine)
電池推動din6 ci4 teoi1 dung6
battery-powered
推陳出新teoi1 can4 ceot1 san1
out with the old, in with the new
推牌九teoi1 paai4 gau2
to play dominoes
長江後浪推前浪coeng4 gong1 hau6 long6 teoi1 cin4 long6
in the Yangtze River the wave behind pushes on the wave ahead
推動力teoi1 dung6 lik6
driving force; motive force
推翻teoi1 faan1
to overthrow
順水推舟seon6 seoi2 teoi1 zau1
make use of an opportunity to gain one's end (lit., "push the boat along with the current")
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