doub

See also: Doub

English

Noun

doub (uncountable)

Alternative form of doob (“doob grass”)

Anagrams

boud, budo

Chinese

Alternative forms

dub

Etymology

From clipping of English double.

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): dap¹

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: dap¹
  - Yale: dāp
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dap⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: deb¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɐp̚⁵/

Noun

doub

(Hong Kong Cantonese) Short for double. (Classifier: 個／个 c)
- 2015 January 31, “海富苑業主：成交價睇萬八　望賺個「Doub」”, in on.cc東網‎^[1], 產經:
  
  海富苑業主：成交價睇萬八　望賺個「Doub」 [Hong Kong Cantonese, trad.]
  海富苑业主：成交价睇万八　望赚个「Doub」 [Hong Kong Cantonese, simp.]
  hoi² fu³ jyun² jip⁶ zyu²: sing⁴ gaau¹ gaa³ tai² maan⁶ baat³, mong⁶ zaan⁶ go³ “dap¹” [Jyutping]
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 2016 November 4, “私人混能旗艦 Volvo XC90 T8 Excellence”, in 港股策略王‎^[2], number 97, page 73:
  
  整體傳動佈局的峰值扭力輸出達240Nm，由靜止加速至時速 100 公里僅5.6秒，但廠方數據顯示，每百公里油耗僅2.1公升，即使「俾個doub佢」，每百公里 5.1 公升亦只是小型房車的水平，數值可謂驚人！ [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
  整体传动布局的峰值扭力输出达240Nm，由静止加速至时速 100 公里仅5.6秒，但厂方数据显示，每百公里油耗仅2.1公升，即使「俾个doub佢」，每百公里 5.1 公升亦只是小型房车的水平，数值可谓惊人！ [Literary Cantonese, simp.]
  zing² tai² cyun⁴ dung⁶ bou³ guk⁶ dik¹ fung¹ zik⁶ nau² lik⁶ syu¹ ceot¹ daat⁶ 240 Nm, jau⁴ zing⁶ zi² gaa¹ cuk¹ zi³ si⁴ cuk¹ 100 gung¹ lei⁵ gan² 5.6 miu⁵, daan⁶ cong² fong¹ sou³ geoi³ hin² si⁶, mui⁵ baak³ gung¹ lei⁵ jau⁴ hou³ gan² 2.1 gung¹ sing¹, zik¹ si² “bei² go³ dap¹ keoi⁵”, mui⁵ baak³ gung¹ lei⁵ 5.1 gung¹ sing¹ jik⁶ zi² si⁶ siu² jing⁴ fong^4-2 ce¹ dik¹ seoi² ping⁴, sou³ zik⁶ ho² wai⁶ ging¹ jan⁴! [Jyutping]
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 2016, 于日辰（小姓奴）, 倫敦金 Lon Don Gold 2‎^[3], page 172:
  
  「加上佢哋唔會造一套咁小家嘅，一人做兩套已經起個Doub！」 [Hong Kong Cantonese, trad.]
  「加上佢哋唔会造一套咁小家嘅，一人做两套已经起个Doub！」 [Hong Kong Cantonese, simp.]
  “gaa¹ soeng⁵ keoi⁵ dei⁶ m⁴ wui⁵ zou⁶ jat¹ tou³ gam³ siu² gaa¹ ge³, jat¹ jan⁴ zou⁶ loeng⁵ tou³ ji⁵ ging¹ hei² go³ dap¹!” [Jyutping]
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)