Cantonese words starting with D

3,668 entries

Soybean; a high-protein legume crop native to East Asia, and its seeds which are used to make soy products.

daai6 dau2 ngaa4

Soy bean sprouts.

daai6 dau2 ngaa4 coi3

Soybean sprouts grown from soaking soybeans.

Earth; the land; the vast ground.

daai6 dei6 jyu4

大地魚大地鱼

Flatfish, especially dried flatfish used as a soup base.

daai6 dei6 tou4

大地圖大地图

An atlas; a book or collection of maps.

daai6 dei6 zan3

A major earthquake; also used figuratively to describe a major shake-up or upheaval.

daai6 deoi1 tau4

大堆頭大堆头

An all-star cast or a grand gathering of many notable people.

The majority of a crowd; the main group or herd.

daai6 dik6 dong1 cin4

大敵當前大敌当前

Confronted by a formidable enemy; in the face of a great threat.

daai6 din1 daai6 fai3

大癲大廢大癫大废

Silly, playful, and frivolous; behaving in an extremely carefree or nonsensical manner.

daai6 din1 daai6 fai3

大癲大癈大癫大废

To act in a crazy, wild, and uninhibited manner.

daai6 din1 daai6 fai3

大癲大肺大癫大肺

Carefree, easygoing, and very straightforward in expressing one's feelings.

A music album; a long-playing record.

Major key or major scale in Western music, typically sounding brighter than a minor key.

Mostly; most; the majority of.

大多數大多数

Most; the vast majority of things or people.

A big bag of something; or to have money and power.

Underground gambling parlor.

Mostly; for the most part; in most cases.

daai6 dou1 fut3 fu2

大刀闊斧大刀阔斧

Boldly and decisively; making drastic and sweeping changes.

A main road, avenue, or broad highway.

daai6 dou6 dung1

大道東大道东

Queen's Road East; a major road in Wan Chai, Hong Kong.

daai6 dou6 sai1

Queen's Road West, a major road in Western District, Hong Kong Island.

daai6 dou6 zung1

Queen's Road Central, a major road in Hong Kong.

daai6 dung1 gwaa1

A short and fat person, or a clumsy person.

daai6 dung6 mak6

大動脈大动脉

The aorta; the largest artery in the human body.

daai6 faa1 min6

A dirty or messy face; or a painted-face male role in Cantonese opera.

daai6 faa1 saa2

大花灑大花洒

A spendthrift; someone who spends money wastefully.

daai6 faa1 tung4

Spendthrift; a big spender who wastes money on useless things.

Dahua Yao Autonomous County in Guangxi, China, or the Japanese era name Taika.

daai6 faai3 do2 ji4

大快朵頤大快朵颐

To pig out; to feast and eat to one's heart's content.

daai6 faai3 jan4 sam1

To everyone's satisfaction; describing a situation where a villain or wrongdoer is punished, bringing immense joy to the public.

daai6 faai3 wut6

Fairwood; a major Hong Kong fast food chain.

daai6 faan1 syu2

A stupid person; a fool.

Generally; in general; used at the beginning of a sentence to sum up a scope of people or things.

A superior, superb, or highly effective method; often used for humorous or dramatic exaggeration.

daai6 faat3 ci4 bei1

大發慈悲大发慈悲

To take pity on someone, show mercy, or offer help; can be used seriously, ironically, or in jest.

daai6 faat3 gun1

A judge of high rank, such as a judge of the Court of Final Appeal or a Chief Justice.

daai6 faat3 leoi4 ting4

大發雷霆大发雷霆

To be furious and scold someone loudly.

daai6 fai3 zau1 zoeng1

大費周章大费周章

To go to a lot of trouble; to take great pains or face complications in getting something done.

To be of a big, tall, and broad-shouldered build.

Big Buddha Temple

A large and major port or city.

A high-speed speedboat fitted with outboard motors, often associated with smuggling.

Everyone; everybody; the whole group.

A large, uncontrolled fire or blaze.

大伙兒大伙儿

Everyone, or a group of people.

大夥兒大伙儿

Everybody, or a group of people together.

Generous and open-handed; not stingy with money.