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投其所好

Mandarin · pinyin tóu qí suǒ hào

Meanings

  1. to adapt to sb's taste
  2. to fit sb's fancy
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投
tóu · throw, cast, fling, pitch; jump
其
qí · his, her, its, their; that
所
suǒ · place, location; numerary adjunct
好
hǎo · good, excellent, fine; well
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2–2–3–4 · tou2 qi2 suo3 hao4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

tau4 kei4 so2 hou3

Cantonese word readings for 投其所好. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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tau4 kei4 so2 hou3

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to do what someone likes; to adapt to someone's taste

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