搞掂

Chinese

		to do; to make; to go in for to do; to make; to go in for; to set up; to get hold of; to take care of	settled
simp. and trad. (搞掂)		搞	掂
alternative forms		攪掂／搅掂

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaau² dim⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaau² dim⁶
    • Yale: gáau dihm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaau² dim⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: gao² dim⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːu̯³⁵ tiːm²²/

Verb

搞⫽掂 (verb-complement)

1. (Cantonese) to get something done, to finish, to complete (a task); to settle everything, to fix a situation; to take care of a situation
   • 1978, “賣身契”, in 許冠傑, 黎彼得 (lyrics), 賣身契, performed by 許冠傑:

     搞掂筆入境費 [Cantonese, trad.]
     搞掂笔入境费 [Cantonese, simp.]

     gaau² dim⁶ bat¹ jap⁶ ging² fai³ [Jyutping]

     finish dealing with the immigration fees

Descendants

• → Mandarin: 搞定 (gǎodìng)