Cantonese words starting with D
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吊車吊车
diu3 ce1hoist; elevator
吊車尾吊车尾
diu3 ce1 mei5(coll.) lowest-ranking (student, participant etc); to finish last
吊窗
diu3 coeng1a sash window
吊床
diu3 cong4hammock
吊打
diu3 daa2to hang sb up and beat him; to thoroughly dominate
吊帶吊带
diu3 daai2suspenders; shoulder strap; sling
吊帶背心吊带背心
diu3 daai2 bui3 sam1camisole (women's garment)
吊帶衫吊带衫
diu3 daai2 saam1halter top; sun top
釣大魚钓大鱼
diu3 daai6 jyu2literally: to catch a big fish; to catch a big criminal [colloquial]
吊燈吊灯
diu3 dang1hanging lamp
吊斗
diu3 dau2(a container) carried suspended or underslung
吊吊揈吊吊轰
diu3 diu3 fang4swinging in mid air (spoken)
吊吊扔
diu3 diu3 fing4frivolous
吊襠褲吊裆裤
diu3 dong1 fu3baggy pants
伄儅
diu3 dong3seldom
釣金龜钓金龟
diu3 gam1 gwai1to look for a rich husband
吊頸吊颈
diu3 geng2working hard and non stop (Cantonese slang)
吊頸都要透氣吊颈都要透气
diu3 geng2 dou1 jiu3 tau3 hei3to must take a break to catch a breath no matter how busy one is [colloquial]
吊具
diu3 geoi6spreader (for pallet, container etc)
釣具钓具
diu3 geoi6fishing tackle
吊杆
diu3 gon1a boom (i.e. transverse beam for hanging objects)
釣桿钓杆
diu3 gon1fishing rod
釣竿钓竿
diu3 gon1fishing rod
吊槓吊杠
diu3 gong3trapeze (gymnastics)
吊高嚟賣吊高嚟卖
diu3 gou1 lei4 maai6to sell; picky, or want more benefits, because they suddenly become more popular
釣高嚟賣钓高嚟卖
diu3 gou1 lei4 maai6to play hard to get [colloquial]
弔古吊古
diu3 gu2to revisit the past
吊掛吊挂
diu3 gwaa3to suspend
弔詭吊诡
diu3 gwai2bizarre; a paradox (from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3])
弔詭矜奇吊诡矜奇
diu3 gwai2 ging1 kei4strange and paradoxical
吊櫃吊柜
diu3 gwai6wall cabinets
吊骨
diu3 gwat1hanger; it describes pants which are not long enough to cover the ankles, ankle pants; it describes locations which are remote, not easily accessible by public transportation
吊卷
diu3 gyun2variant of 調卷|调卷[diao4 juan4]
弔客吊客
diu3 haak3a visitor offering condolences
釣客钓客
diu3 haak3angler
弔孝吊孝
diu3 haau3a condolence visit
吊起
diu3 hei2to hoist
吊起來賣吊起来卖
diu3 hei2 lai4 maai6seller setting a higher selling price when one shows interest
吊起嚟賣吊起嚟卖
diu3 hei2 lei4 maai6to hold out for the highest offer; hoarding a commodity; having a high opinion of oneself, e.g. someone acting arrogantly to gain favors from suitors
吊靴鬼
diu3 hoe1 gwai2someone who keeps on following another person; a cling-on (a person who acts like a stalker, the only difference being that they follow someone around openly instead of secretly)
釣凱子钓凯子
diu3 hoi2 zi2(slang) (of women) to hunt for rich, attractive guys
吊癮吊瘾
diu3 jan5to tantalize; to go cold turkey on an addiction
吊兒郎當吊儿郎当
diu3 ji4 long4 dong1sloppy
吊鹽水吊盐水
diu3 jim4 seoi2to be on a drip
吊唁
diu3 jin6to offer condolences (for the deceased)
弔唁吊唁
diu3 jin6variant of 吊唁[diao4 yan4]
釣魚钓鱼
diu3 jyu2to fish (with line and hook); to angle; (Tw) to repeatedly nod one's head while dozing
釣魚島钓鱼岛
diu3 jyu4 dou2Diaoyu Islands, claimed by China but controlled by Japan as the Senkaku Islands, also called the Pinnacle Islands
釣魚杆钓鱼杆
diu3 jyu4 gon1fishing rod
釣魚式攻擊钓鱼式攻击
diu3 jyu4 sik1 gung1 gik1(computing) phishing attack
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