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斗 (dau2) — one of the 28 constellations (Ursa Major) in Cantonese

dauˊ²斗
Mandarin Pinyin: dou3

Meaning of 斗

nounone of the 28 constellations (Ursa Major)
nounshort for 北斗星, the Big Dipper
nounmeasurement unit for grains (= 10 升)
nouncontainer used to measure grains

Example Sentences with 斗

坦克車係一架有履帶嘅戰鬥車
A tank is a war machine with caterpillar tracks.
niˉ¹呢ci˗₃次dau˗₃鬥faat3,法，neiˏ₅你jauˏ₅有zoengˉ¹張loengˎ₄良gai3,計，ngoˏ₅我jauˏ₅有gwo˗₃過coengˎ₄牆tai1.梯。
In this contest, you have a plan, I have a countermeasure.
dau˗₃鬥nouˏ₅腦gamˉ¹筋houˊ²好gwo˗₃過dau˗₃鬥hei3.氣。
Using your brain is better than arguing.
keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好zeng˗₃正dau˗₃鬥！
He/She is so awesome!
neiˏ₅你zanˉ¹真haiˍ₆係houˊ²好zeng˗₃正dau˗₃鬥！
You are truly amazing!
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Words Containing 斗

鮓斗zaa2 dau2
useless; poor
屎斗si2 dau2
inferior, of poor quality
戽斗邊fu3 dau2 bin1
Kangxi radical 170 (阜) in its component form (left side of characters)
翻跟斗faan1 gan1 dau2
to turn a somersault
北斗七星bak1 dau2 cat1 sing1
the Big Dipper (constellation)
斗轉星移dau2 zyun2 sing1 ji4
(of time or seasons) to pass by; to change
關斗gwaan1 dau2
a somersault
篩斗sai1 dau2
to sieve (e.g., for food preparation, etc.)
跟斗gan1 dau2
tumble, flip (as in a somersault)
冚斗kam2 dau2
to go bankrupt | [普]: 倒閉
黑過墨斗haak1 gwo3 mak6 dau2
to have a very bad luck; be hit by ill luck and misfortune
煙斗jin1 dau2
a smoking pipe

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