gao dim
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Singapore[ˈk˭aʊ˨˦ ˌt˭ɪm˨]
gao dim verb: to get something done; to settle or take care of something; to resolve an outstanding issue; to have finished settling something.
Verb
gao dim (invariable)
- To get something done; to settle or take care of something; to resolve an outstanding issue; to have finished settling something.
- Asked about the effectiveness of the Walk2Ride programme, Nee Soon GRC MP Lee Bee Wah, who had raised in Parliament last March the case of a walkway in her constituency ending 10m short of Khatib MRT station, said: "All gao dim (taken care of) already."2018 September 15, Rachel Au-Yong, “Walk2Ride scheme to extend walkways will hit 200km milestone on Sept 19”, in The Straits Times, Singapore: Singapore Press Holdings Limited, archived from the...
- We’ll gao dim everything on our end, okay? You’re not the only actor with a weird habit […]2021, Daryl Qilin Yam, Lovelier, Lonelier, Epigram Books, →ISBN
Interjection
- Exclamation expressing that something has been settled or that a job has been completed.
Forms of gao dim
| alternative form | gau dim |
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Origin of gao dim
From Cantonese 搞掂 (gaau² dim⁶).
Questions about gao dim
- What does gao dim mean?
- Gao dim means to get something done; to settle or take care of something; to resolve an outstanding issue; to have finished settling something.
- What part of speech is gao dim?
- Gao dim can be a verb or an interjection.
- How do you pronounce gao dim?
- Gao dim is pronounced [ˈk˭aʊ˨˦ ˌt˭ɪm˨] (Singapore).
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