到埗

Chinese

		to (a place); until (a time); up to to (a place); until (a time); up to; to go; to arrive
simp. and trad. (到埗)		到	埗
alternative forms		到埠到步

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): dou³ bou⁶

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: dou³ bou⁶
  - Yale: dou bouh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dou³ bou⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: dou³ bou⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tou̯³³ pou̯²²/

Verb

到⫽埗 (verb-object)

(Cantonese, intransitive) to arrive at one's destination
- 1864, 李秀成, 李秀成自述:
  
  今我主死國亡，我亦被擒到步 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  今我主死国亡，我亦被擒到步 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  gam¹ ngo⁵ zyu² sei² gwok³ mong⁴, ngo⁵ jik⁶ bei⁶ kam⁴ dou³ bou⁶ [Jyutping]
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- Kam Wah Chung State Heritage Site Archives: Box11-Folder21-Sheet1-Front
  或佢到步看佢症主意如何 [Taishanese, trad. and simp.]
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- Kam Wah Chung State Heritage Site Archives: Box11-Folder63-Sheet1-Front-037
  何月何時日子又至何日到步鹹水埠 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  何月何时日子又至何日到步咸水埠 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
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- 1904, 約翰大衛德 [David D. Jones], quoting advertisement, The Surnames of the Chinese in America [旅美華人姓字], page 30:
  
  凡華人到步未經工商部批准登岸者[…] [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  凡华人到步未经工商部批准登岸者[…] [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  faan⁴ waa⁴ jan⁴ dou³ bou⁶ mei⁶ ging¹ gung¹ soeng¹ bou⁶ pai¹ zeon² dang¹ ngon⁶ ze² [... ] [Jyutping]
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- 2020, “致明日的舞 [A Dance For Tomorrow]”, Oscar (lyrics), 林家謙 [Terence Lam] (music)‎^[1]performed by 陳奕迅 [Eason Chan]:
  
  還未到埗　我知道　忐忑的旅途 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
  还未到埗　我知道　忐忑的旅途 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]
  waan⁴ mei⁶ dou³ bou⁶, ngo⁵ zi¹ dou³, taan² tik¹ dik¹ leoi⁵ tou⁴ [Jyutping]
  Still have not arrived yet, I know the uneasy journey
(Cantonese, transitive) to arrive at (a destination)

Synonyms

到達／到达 (dàodá)
(Cantonese) 抵埗