# 打救
## Chinese
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): dǎjiù
    (Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): daa$^2$ gau$^3$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$tan-cieu
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: dǎjiù
*** Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: dǎjiòu
*** Wade–Giles: ta$^3$-chiu$^4$
*** Yale: dǎ-jyòu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: daajiow
*** Palladius: дацзю (daczju)
*** Sinological IPA : /tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: daa$^2$ gau$^3$
*** Yale: dá gau
*** Cantonese Pinyin: daa$^2$ gau$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: da$^2$ geo$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /taː³⁵ kɐu̯³³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^5$tan-cieu
*** MiniDict: tan$^去$ cieu
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^2$tan-jieu
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /tã³³ t͡ɕiɤ⁴⁴/

#### Verb

打救
* to save; to rescue

### Etymology 2

Pun on the near-homophone 打鳩 (daa$^2$ gau$^1$, “to fucking hit”).

#### Pronunciation

* Cantonese (Jyutping): daa$^2$ gau$^3$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: daa$^2$ gau$^3$
*** Yale: dá gau
*** Cantonese Pinyin: daa$^2$ gau$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: da$^2$ geo$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /taː³⁵ kɐu̯³³/

#### Verb

打救
* (Cantonese, euphemistic) to hit; to beat up
** 1992, Fight Back to School II, spoken by Chow Sing Sing (Stephen Chow):
       ngo$^3$, ni$^1$ di$^1$ siu$^2$ si$^6$ ze$^1$. zi$^3$ jyu$^1$ san$^4$ daa$^2$ m$^4$ daa$^2$ gau$^3$ ngo$^5$ dou$^1$ ci$^4$ di$^1$ sin$^1$ gong$^2$, daan$^6$ hai$^6$ ngo$^5$ ji$^4$ gaa$^1$ zau$^6$ soeng$^2$ zik$^1$ hak$^1$ daa$^2$ gau$^3$ nei$^5$. [Jyutping]
       Oh, that's just something trivial. Whether or not God saves me is also something for another day, but I want to hit you right now.
** 2002, “YYYY”, in Davy (lyrics), Davy, Prodip, Jimmy, Mc Yan, Wah, Kit, and Phat (music), 《嘻武門》 [Crazy Children]‎, performed by LMF:
       zou$^6$ co$^3$ je$^5$ zing$^6$ hai$^6$ sik$^1$ dak$^1$ wan$^2$ zik$^6$ hau$^2$, ngo$^5$ jiu$^3$ daa$^2$ gau$^3$ nei$^5$ tiu$^4$ jau$^{5-2}$, sak$^1$ zyu$^6$ nei$^5$ dei$^6$ baa$^2$ hau$^2$ [Jyutping]
       (please add an English translation of this usage example)
** 2009, “Do You Know Me”, in Kit, Phat, Ghost Style, Drunk, JBS (lyrics), Dorjuk (music), Bring It On‎:
       nei$^5$ siu$^2$ sam$^1$ nei$^5$ hai$^2$ dou$^6$ jan$^5$ fo$^2$ zi$^6$ fan$^4$, cung$^4$ gam$^1$ ji$^5$ hau$^6$ daa$^2$ gau$^3$ nei$^5$ hai$^6$ ngo$^5$ dei$^6$ zaak$^3$ jam$^6$ [Jyutping]
       (please add an English translation of this usage example)
** 2017, 羅尚沛, “阿爺好難做”, in 《港股策略王》 [Strategist], number 121, →ISSN, page 51:
       hou$^2$ sam$^1$ ni$^1$ baan$^1$ bi$^4$ bi$^1$ gam$^3$ do$^1$ nin$^4$ hok$^6$ haa$^5$ zi$^6$ gei$^2$ jung$^6$ goek$^3$ haang$^4$ laa$^1$, seng$^4$ jat$^6$ haam$^3$ saai$^3$ jyun$^3$ tin$^1$ jyun$^3$ dei$^6$, aa$^3$ je$^4$ m$^4$ fong$^1$ m$^4$ daa$^2$ gau$^3$, zung$^6$ jiu$^3$ han$^2$ han$^2$ dei$^6$ daa$^2$ gau$^3$ nei$^5$. [Jyutping]
       For goodness' sake, after all these years, these babies should learn to walk on their own feet; they cry and complain all day. "Grandpa" [the PRC government] will certainly "save" you; he'll ruthlessly "save" you [beat you up].