Cantonese words starting with D
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鼎力相助
ding2 lik6 soeng1 zo6We are most grateful for your valuable assistance.
頂梁柱顶梁柱
ding2 loeng4 cyu5pillar
頂籠顶笼
ding2 lung2at the extreme point (such as 'at most', 'at worst' or 'at best')
頂唔蒲顶唔蒲
ding2 m4 pou4to be unable to tolerate
頂唔順顶唔顺
ding2 m4 seon6(phrasal verb) unbearable; cannot stand something anymore; cannot stomach it; unable to endure
頂唔住顶唔住
ding2 m4 zyu6(slang) cannot stand something; cannot stomach it; unable to tolerate or bear
頂名冒姓顶名冒姓
ding2 ming4 mou6 sing3to pretend to be sb else
頂冒顶冒
ding2 mou6abbr. for 頂名冒姓|顶名冒姓[ding3 ming2 mao4 xing4]
頂目顶目
ding2 muk6item; project
頂門壯戶顶门壮户
ding2 mun4 zong3 wu6to support the family business (idiom)
頂你個肺顶你个肺
ding2 nei5 go3 fai3shit; damn you (derogatory)
頂芽顶芽
ding2 ngaa4terminal bud (growing at the tip of a plant)
頂硬上顶硬上
ding2 ngaang6 soeng5(verb) to keep or to stick to working on something despite difficulties; to hang on and continue doing something; to brave it out; to brace oneself to do something; to put a brave face on; to summon up courage
頂牛兒顶牛儿
ding2 ngau4 ji4to push with the forehead; to be at loggerheads
頂心杉顶心杉
ding2 sam1 caam3a thorn in somebody's side
頂心頂肺顶心顶肺
ding2 sam1 ding2 fai3a person who is not only argumentative but says hurtful words as well; someone who is a constant source of irriation; to feel vexed and perturbed by the actions of others
鼎新
ding2 san1to innovate
頂手顶手
ding2 sau2to take over (a shop ; property); the selling price of a property or a shop; to sell a property or a shop
鼎食
ding2 sik6extravagant food
鼎城
ding2 sing4see 鼎城區|鼎城区[Ding3 cheng2 Qu1]
鼎城區鼎城区
ding2 sing4 keoi1Dingcheng, a district of Changde City 常德市[Chang2 de2 Shi4], Hunan
鼎盛
ding2 sing6thriving
鼎盛期
ding2 sing6 kei4golden age; heyday; period of peak prosperity
鼎盛時期鼎盛时期
ding2 sing6 si4 kei4flourishing period
頂上顶上
ding2 soeng5on top of
鼎泰豐鼎泰丰
ding2 taai3 fung1Din Tai Fung, restaurant specializing in dumplings, with stores in many countries
頂替顶替
ding2 tai3to replace
頂頭顶头
ding2 tau4to come directly towards one; immediate (superior)
頂頭上司顶头上司
ding2 tau4 soeng6 si1(noun) Someone's supervisor or boss
頂頭陣顶头阵
ding2 tau4 zan6leading an attack; avant-garde (spoken)
頂艇顶艇
ding2 teng5congested traffic [colloquial]
頂天立地顶天立地
ding2 tin1 laap6 dei6lit. able to support both heaven and earth
頂肚顶肚
ding2 tou5(phrasal verb) to grab a quick bite to satisfy one's hunger temporarily.
頂肚餓顶肚饿
ding2 tou5 ngo6to satisfy one's hunger temporarily
鼎湖
ding2 wu4see 鼎湖區|鼎湖区[Ding3 hu2 Qu1]
鼎湖區鼎湖区
ding2 wu4 keoi1Dinghu, a district of Zhaoqing City 肇慶市|肇庆市[Zhao4 qing4 Shi4], Guangdong
頂針顶针
ding2 zam1thimble
頂謝顶谢
ding2 ze6to bow in thanks
頂嘴顶嘴
ding2 zeoi2to talk back
頂罪顶罪
ding2 zeoi6to take the blame for sb else; to get charges dropped (by paying money etc)
頂趾鞋顶趾鞋
ding2 zi2 haai4(literally: shoes that are too small); describes a wife who has very strict control over her husband
頂尖顶尖
ding2 zim1peak; world best; finest (competitors)
頂尖兒顶尖儿
ding2 zim1 ji4erhua variant of 頂尖|顶尖[ding3 jian1]
頂尖級顶尖级
ding2 zim1 kap1first class; world best
頂證顶证
ding2 zing3testify
鼎助
ding2 zo6(honorific) your inestimable assistance
頂撞顶撞
ding2 zong6to contradict (elders or superiors)
鼎足
ding2 zuk1lit. the three legs of a tripod
鼎足之勢鼎足之势
ding2 zuk1 zi1 sai3competition between three rivals
鼎族
ding2 zuk6rich patriarchal family
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