Cantonese words starting with D

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ding1 zi6 cek3T-square
丁字裤
ding1 zi6 fu3thong (underwear)
ding1 zi6 gaai1T-junction
丁字镐
ding1 zi6 gou2hammer pick
ding1 zi6 loeng4T-girder
叮嘱
ding1 zuk1(verb) Din something into someone
ding1 zyu6to watch sb closely; to mark (sports)
ding2(verb) (of response) 1. retort; (adjective)
ding2ancient cooking cauldron with two looped handles and three or four legs; to enter upon a period of (classical); one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes; important; emperor; state; extravagant and luxurious
顶拜
ding2 baai3to prostrate oneself
顶班
ding2 baan1to take over sb else's job
顶包
ding2 baau1"stand in" for crime not committed as to protect the real culprit
顶补
ding2 bou2to fill a vacancy
鼎铛玉石
ding2 caang1 juk6 sek6lit. to use a sacred tripod as cooking pot and jade as ordinary stone (idiom); fig. a waste of precious material
ding2 ci5(literary) to form a tripartite confrontation
顶戴
ding2 daai3cap badge (official sign of rank in Qing dynasty)
顶得顺
ding2 dak1 seon6can stand it (spoken)
顶得住
ding2 dak1 zyu6can handle; can withstand; can hold up; can carry on
顶点
ding2 dim2summit; (math.) vertex
ding2 ding2great
ding2 ding2 daai6 ming4famous
顶多
ding2 do1at most
顶挡
ding2 dong2to resist; to bear responsibility for
顶档
ding2 dong3(verb) tp temporarily take control or take over someone's job
顶端
ding2 dyun1summit; peak
ding2 fai3a confused noise
顶峰
ding2 fung1peak; fig. high point
顶格
ding2 gaak3(typesetting) to not indent
ding2 gaak3change of dynasties
顶颈
ding2 geng2(slang) to argue; to quarrel; to debate; to dispute; to retort; to bicker; to talk back defiantly
顶角
ding2 gok3angle at apex; cusp
顶岗
ding2 gong1to replace sb on a workshift
顶缸
ding2 gong1to take the blame; to carry the can
顶呱呱
ding2 gwaa1 gwaa1excellent; first-rate; top-notch; superb
顶瓜瓜
ding2 gwaa1 gwaa1very good; great (spoken)
顶骨
ding2 gwat1parietal bone (top of the scull)
顶客
ding2 haak3see 丁克[ding1 ke4]
顶喉顶颈
ding2 hau4 ding2 geng2to reply
顶好
ding2 hou2the best
顶瘾
ding2 jan5interesting; to satisfy a craving
顶爷
ding2 je4the boss of a triad gang [colloquial]
顶叶
ding2 jip6parietal lobe
顶让
ding2 joeng6(Tw) to hand over (a business etc) for an agreed price
顶用
ding2 jung6to be of use
顶级
ding2 kap1top-notch; first-rate
顶烂市
ding2 laan6 si5cut-throat competition (spoken)
ding2 laap6lit. to stand like the three legs of a tripod
顶礼膜拜
ding2 lai5 mou4 baai3to prostrate oneself in worship
顶轮
ding2 leon4sahasrāra or sahasrara, the crown or fontanel chakra 查克拉, residing at the top of the skull
ding2 lik6(honorific) your kind efforts

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