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耽誤

耽誤

See also: 耽误

Chinese

		indulge; delay	mistake; error; to miss mistake; error; to miss; to harm; to delay; to neglect
trad. (耽誤)		耽	誤
simp. (耽误)		耽	误

Verb

耽誤

to delay; to hold up
to procrastinate; to put off
to waste; to squander

別耽誤時間。 / 别耽误时间。 ― Bié dānwù shíjiān. ― Don't waste time.

別耽誤我的青春。 / 别耽误我的青春。 ― Bié dānwù wǒ de qīngchūn. ― Don't let my youth go to waste.
to exacerbate; to make worse

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): dānwù

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄢㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): daam¹ ng⁶
Min Nan (POJ): tam-gō͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: dānwù → dānwu (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄢㄨˋ → ㄉㄢㄨ˙ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dan.wuh
  - IPA ^(key): /ta̠n⁵⁵ u⁵¹/ → /ta̠n⁵⁵ u²/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: daam¹ ng⁶
  - Yale: dāam ngh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: daam¹ ng⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /tɑːm⁵⁵ ŋ̍²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tam-gō͘
  - Tâi-lô: tam-gōo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: damgo
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tam⁴⁴⁻²² gɔ²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tam³³ gɔ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tam⁴⁴⁻²² gɔ²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tam⁴⁴⁻³³ gɔ³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tam⁴⁴⁻³³ gɔ³³/