頓 (deon6) — suddenly; immediately; promptly in Cantonese
deonˍ₆頓简 顿
Mandarin Pinyin: dun4
Meaning of 頓
nounsuddenly; immediately; promptly
nounpause; halt; stop
nounarrange; settle; put in order
nounnod; bow; stamp (the foot)
nountime; turn
Example Sentences with 頓
keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好ceonˊ²蠢deonˍ₆頓
He/She is very stupid.
neiˏ₅你mˎ₄唔houˊ²好ceonˊ²蠢deonˍ₆頓
Don't be stupid.
ceonˊ²蠢deonˍ₆頓dou˗₃到seiˊ²死
Extremely stupid.
keoiˏ₅佢sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日ceonˊ²蠢deonˍ₆頓
He/She is always stupid.
gam˗₃咁ceonˊ²蠢deonˍ₆頓ge˗₃嘅
So stupid!
Words Containing 頓
安頓ngon1 deon6
find a place for, help settle down; arrange for; undisturbed, peaceful
茅塞頓開maau4 sak1 deon6 hoi1
suddenly understand sth.; suddenly see the light
華盛頓waa4 sing6 deon6
Washington
侯斯頓hau4 si1 deon6
Houston, a city in Texas of United Stated
舟車勞頓zau1 geoi1 lou4 deon6
fatigued by a long journey; travel-worn
士丹頓街si6 daan1 deon6 gaai1
Staunton Street, a street in Hong Kong
停頓ting4 deon6
to pause; to dwell; to stagnate; to halt; to stop | [粵]: 歇 (hit3), 暫停; block or stuff up: 窒 (zat6)
頓悟deon6 ng6
suddenly realize
整頓zing2 deon6
to rectify; to reorganise; to consolidate
頓號deon6 hou6
caesura mark; enumeration mark (a type of comma that is used in lists: 、) -- Chinese has two types of commas, one used between clauses (逗號), and one used in lists (頓號)
波士頓龍蝦bo1 si6 deon2 lung4 haa1
Boston lobster
喼頓gip1 deon2
captain (loanword)
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