待慢

Cantonese · source Jyutpingdoi6 maan6

Meanings

  1. to keep people waiting; to not provide good services
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Source definition segments, in their original order. Characters a definition cites are shown without their Mandarin pinyin; classifier lists that CC-Canto copied from CC-CEDICT are marked Mandarin. The community dictionary is not independently verified by zimai.

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Same syllable, six tones

doidoi1—doi2—doi3—doi4—doi5—代doi6to substitute

Characters whose customary Unihan reading (kCantonese) is this syllable in each tone, chosen as in the tone atlas (2013 standard level, then the number of CC-CEDICT words they form), with CC-Canto 2017's meaning for that reading; a dash means no catalogue character has that reading. Checked syllables (-p, -t, -k) normally carry tones 1, 3 and 6. Character readings, not word readings; no frequency implied.

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: dai4 man4. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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doi6 maan6

Cantonese word readings for 待慢. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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Exact source record & identity待慢 待慢 [dai4 man4] {doi6 maan6} /to keep people waiting; to not provide good services/

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