搞掂 (gaau2 dim6) — to get sth. done; to finish a job; to c… in Cantonese

gaauˊ²搞dimˍ₆掂

Mandarin Pinyin: gao3 dian1

Meaning of 搞掂

nounto get sth. done; to finish a job; to complete a project | Mand.: 搞定 (evolved from the orig. Cant.) | Originally written as '搞𠶧' | [Var.] 攪掂

noun(exclamatory phrase) 'done!'; (v.) to finish something; to settle something; to kill someone.

jiˉ¹醫mouˍ₆務houˊ²好faai˗₃快gaauˊ²搞dimˍ₆掂

The clinic handles things quickly.

gai˗₃計waakˍ₆劃syuˉ¹書meiˍ₆未gaauˊ²搞dimˍ₆掂。

The proposal isn't done yet.

gaauˊ²搞dimˍ₆掂zauˍ₆就jyunˎ₄完siˍ₆事

Once it's done, it's over.

niˉ¹呢ginˊ²件siˍ₆事maaˉ¹孖gatˉ¹吉gaauˊ²搞dimˍ₆掂。

This matter will be settled immediately.

gaauˊ²搞dimˍ₆掂saai˗₃晒laa1.啦。

It's all sorted now!

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