"搞定" meaning in All languages combined

See 搞定 on Wiktionary

Verb [Chinese]

IPA: /kɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tiŋ⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /kaːu̯³⁵ tɪŋ²²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɪŋ²²/ [Hokkien, Xiamen, Zhangzhou], /kau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tiɪŋ⁴¹/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /kɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tiŋ⁵¹/, /kaːu̯³⁵ tɪŋ²²/, /kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɪŋ²²/, /kau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tiɪŋ⁴¹/ Chinese transliterations: gǎodìng [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄍㄠˇ ㄉㄧㄥˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], gaau² ding⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], káu-tēng, gǎodìng [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], gǎodìng [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], kao³-ting⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], gǎu-dìng [Mandarin, Yale], gaodinq [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], гаодин [Mandarin, Palladius], gaodin [Mandarin, Palladius], gáau dihng [Cantonese, Yale], gaau² ding⁶ [Cantonese, Pinyin], gao² ding⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], káu-tēng [Hokkien, POJ], káu-tīng [Hokkien, Tai-lo], kaw'deng [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun]
Etymology: From Cantonese 搞掂 (gaau2 dim6). Mandarin lacks the -m final in Cantonese (as in 掂 (diān)), and renders it as -ŋ: 定 (dìng, “to determine, to settle”) instead. Etymology templates: {{der|zh|yue|-}} Cantonese, {{zh-l|搞掂|gaau2 dim6}} 搞掂 (gaau2 dim6), {{zh-l|掂}} 掂 (diān), {{zh-l|定|to determine, to settle}} 定 (dìng, “to determine, to settle”) Head templates: {{zh-verb}} 搞定
  1. to settle a matter; to solve a problem
    Sense id: en-搞定-zh-verb-dhrH-NCD Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header

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