doub

doub (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of doob (“doob grass”)

• boud, budo

• dub

From clipping of English double.

doub

1. (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‎, 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]

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   • 2016 November 4, “私人混能旗艦 Volvo XC90 T8 Excellence”, in 港股策略王‎, 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]

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   • 2016, 于日辰（小姓奴）, 倫敦金 Lon Don Gold 2‎, 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]

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