Cantonese words starting with D
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daa1
打
To hit, strike, knock, beat, or shoot.
daa1 ling2
打令
Darling; an affectionate term of address used between lovers.
daa2 aat3
打壓打压
To suppress, repress, or crack down on using forceful means.
daa2 baa2
打靶
To practice target shooting, or to be executed by firing squad.
daa2 baa2 gwai2
打靶鬼
A term of abuse used to curse someone, similar to "bastard" or "damned person".
daa2 baa2 zai2
打靶仔
A term of abuse used to scold a young male, often by parents toward their son.
daa2 baai6
打敗打败
To beat or defeat another person.
daa2 baai6 zoeng3
打敗仗打败仗
To lose a battle, or to fall ill.
daa2 baak6 gaap3 zyun2
打白鴿轉打白鸽转
To spin out; to lose steering control and spin on the spot due to loss of traction.
daa2 baan6
打扮
A person's attire, dress, or outward appearance.
daa2 baau1
打包
To pack leftovers from a meal; or to prepare and wrap a corpse in a hospital.
daa2 baau1 daan1
打包單打包单
To guarantee, promise, or express complete confidence in achieving something to gain someone's trust.
daa2 baau1 zaang1
打包踭
To elbow; to hit or nudge someone with one's elbow.
daa2 baau3
打爆
To beat a video game, to smash or break something completely, or to be filled to capacity.
daa2 baau3 gei1
打爆機打爆机
To beat a video game; to complete all levels or stages of a game.
daa2 baau3 jau4 gong1
打爆油缸
To top up a vehicle's fuel tank, squeezing the nozzle a few more times after it automatically clicks off.
daa2 bang1 tau4
打崩頭打崩头
To fight fiercely; literally to hit someone's head so hard it cracks, usually referring to an intense physical fight.
daa2 bei2
打比
Derby; a prestigious horse race, particularly the Hong Kong Derby.
daa2 bei2 gwan6
打比郡
Derbyshire, a county in the United Kingdom.
daa2 bei6 hon4
打鼻鼾
To snore.
daa2 bik1 kau4
打壁球
To play squash.
daa2 bin1 gu2
打邊鼓打边鼓
To speak up for someone, support them from the sidelines, or offer indirect assistance.
daa2 bin1 lou4
打甂爐打甂炉
To have hotpot.
daa2 bin1 lou4
打邊爐打边炉
To have a hotpot meal.
daa2 bin1 lou4 tung4 daa2 si2 fat1
打邊爐同打屎窟打边炉同打屎窟
Completely different and incomparable.
daa2 bo1
打波
To play a ball game, especially those involving hands or rackets.
daa2 bok1 sing2
打卜成
Boxing; the sport of boxing.
daa2 bou2
打簿
To update a bank passbook at a counter or a machine to print recent transactions.
daa2 caai4
打柴
To break down or stop working.
daa2 caau4
打巢
To defeat or beat up.
daa2 cam4
打沉
To sink or destroy.
daa2 cau1 fung1
打秋風打秋风
To ask for gifts or loans from wealthy friends or relatives.
daa2 ce1 leon2
打車輪打车轮
To French kiss; to deep kiss with tongues.
daa2 cek3 goek3
打赤腳打赤脚
To go barefoot; to walk without wearing shoes or socks.
daa2 cek3 lak6
打赤肋
To go shirtless or topless; to be bare-chested.
daa2 ceoi3
打趣
To make fun of, tease, or joke around.
daa2 ceot1
打出
To expose a body part, or to hit a ball in sports.
daa2 cin1 cau1
打千秋
To play on a swing.
daa2 cin1 cau1
打韆鞦打千秋
To play on a swing.
daa2 cing4 maa6 ciu3
打情罵俏打情骂俏
To flirt; to tease or play with each other affectionately through words or actions.
daa2 co3
打錯打错
To dial a wrong telephone number, or to make a typo while typing.
daa2 cou2 geng1 se4
打草驚蛇打草惊蛇
To inadvertently alert an enemy or target by acting conspicuously; to beat the grass and scare the snake.
daa2 cung4
打從打从
Since; from a specific starting point in time or space.
daa2 daa2
打打
To playfully threaten someone with a beating, usually said to a child or close friend.
daa2 daa2 saat3 saat3
打打殺殺打打杀杀
Fighting and killing; full of violence or violent conflict.
daa2 daai6 cek3 goek3
打大赤腳打大赤脚
To go barefoot or take off one's shoes.
daa2 daai6 cek3 lak6
打大赤肋
To be stripped to the waist; shirtless.
daa2 daai6 faan1
打大翻
To do gymnastics flips or somersaults.
daa2 daai6 gaau1
打大交
To engage in a serious, vigorous, or violent physical fight.
daa2 daan1
打單打单
To extort or blackmail, especially of kidnappers demanding ransom from a hostage's family.