Cantonese words starting with D
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釣魚臺钓鱼台
diu3 jyu4 toi4Diaoyu Islands, located between Taiwan and Okinawa, controlled by Japan – which calls them the Senkaku Islands – but claimed by China
釣魚執法钓鱼执法
diu3 jyu4 zap1 faat3(law) entrapment
釣魚者钓鱼者
diu3 jyu4 ze2angler
吊扣
diu3 kau3to suspend (a license etc)
吊球
diu3 kau4to perform a drop shot (tennis etc)
吊橋吊桥
diu3 kiu4drawbridge
弔橋吊桥
diu3 kiu4a drawbridge
吊籃吊篮
diu3 laam4hanging basket (for flowers)
吊蘭吊兰
diu3 laan4spider plant (Chlorophytum comosum)
吊臘鴨吊腊鸭
diu3 laap6 aap2to hang; to hang oneself
吊樓吊楼
diu3 lau4house overhanging a river, supported at the rear by stilts
弔文吊文
diu3 man4paper prayers for the dead burnt at funerals
弔民伐罪吊民伐罪
diu3 man4 fat6 zeoi6to console the people by punishing the tyrants (idiom)
吊襪帶吊袜带
diu3 mat6 daai2suspenders (for stockings)
吊尾
diu3 mei5to follow, to stalk
吊味
diu3 mei6seasoning
吊命
diu3 meng6when one's life is hanging on a thread, relying on something like medicine to extend one's life; to be on the verge of just being able to survive with the help of something (such as money or medicine)
吊門吊门
diu3 mun4an overhung door
吊門桔吊门桔
diu3 mun4 gat1skinny; skinny monkeys
釣泥猛钓泥猛
diu3 nai4 maang5an unlicensed cab trolling for passengers [colloquial]
釣餌钓饵
diu3 nei6bait
吊鉤吊钩
diu3 ngau1suspended hook; hanger
釣鉤钓钩
diu3 ngau1fishhook
釣鉤兒钓钩儿
diu3 ngau1 ji4erhua form of 釣鉤|钓钩[diao4 gou1]
吊瓶
diu3 ping4infusion bag or bottle (for an IV)
吊瓶族
diu3 ping4 zuk6"infusion clan", patients who prefer medication by drip rather than orally or by injection etc
吊鋪吊铺
diu3 pou1suspended bunk
吊砂煲
diu3 saa1 bou1meaning one is unemployed and has no income, no money, no food
吊審吊审
diu3 sam2to bring to trial
吊死
diu3 sei2death by hanging
吊死鬼
diu3 sei2 gwai2ghost of a person who died by hanging; (coll.) inchworm
弔死問疾吊死问疾
diu3 sei2 man6 zat6to grieve for the sick and the dying
吊扇
diu3 sin3a ceiling fan
吊線吊线
diu3 sin3plumbline
吊繩吊绳
diu3 sing2sling
吊銷吊销
diu3 siu1to suspend (an agreement)
吊銷牌照吊销牌照
diu3 siu1 paai4 ziu3Revocation of license
吊銷執照吊销执照
diu3 siu1 zap1 ziu3Revocation of license
吊索
diu3 sok3sling; hoisting rope
弔喪吊丧
diu3 song1to visit the bereaved to offer one's condolences
吊嗓子
diu3 song1 zi2voice training (for Chinese opera)
吊塔
diu3 taap3a tower crane
吊梯
diu3 tai1a rope ladder
吊環吊环
diu3 waan4rings (gymnastics)
吊威也
diu3 wai1 jaa2hanging from wire for performance in TV shows
吊威吔
diu3 wai1 jaa2hanging from wire for performance in TV shows
弔慰吊慰
diu3 wai3to offer condolences
吊胃口
diu3 wai6 hau2(coll.) to keep sb in suspense; to keep on tenterhooks
吊運吊运
diu3 wan6to transport by crane
弔祭吊祭
diu3 zai3a worship ceremony for the dead; a libation
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