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托福

Mandarin · pinyin tuō fú#

(old) thanks to your lucky influence (polite reply to health inquiries)

Mandarin · pinyin Tuō fú#

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托: tuō · to hold up with palm; to support, rely on
福: fú · happiness, good fortune, blessing

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1–2 · tuo1 fu2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

tok3 fuk1

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verb · Etymology 1

(polite) to be owing to (you, or your blessing); thanks to you (usually in response to a greeting)

noun · Etymology 2

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