Cantonese words starting with D

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to observe clearly

daai3 ngaan5 geng2

帶眼鏡带眼镜

to wear glasses [written and colloquial]

daai3 ngaan5 geng2

戴眼鏡戴眼镜

verb; to wear glasses

daai3 ngaan5 sik1 jan4

帶眼識人带眼识人

a phrase used for advising others to be careful in getting to know or dealing with people

daai3 ngau4 pui3 duk6

帶牛佩犢带牛佩犊

to abandon armed struggle and return to raising cattle (idiom)

daai3 on1 naa4 wong4 fei1

戴安娜王妃

Diana, Princess of Wales (1961-1997)

戴奧辛戴奥辛

dioxin, carcinogenic heterocyclic hydrocarbon (esp. Taiwan usage)

daai3 pun4 mong6 tin1

lit. viewing the sky with a basin on one's head; it is hard to get a clear view of the sky while carrying a platter on one's head; one can't perform a major task while bothered by other duties

to receive one's regular salary (while on vacation, study leave etc); on full pay

daai3 san1 jau1 gaa3

帶薪休假带薪休假

daai3 sei3 fong1 mou2

verb; to put on the square academic cap, meaning to graduate from university or college

to navigate; a navigator

(bird species of China) Eurasian hoopoe (Upupa epops)

to put on (hat etc)

to take the lead; to be the first; to set an example

to wear a condom

daai3 tou3 ceoi1

using a condom to give a blow job [colloquial]

daai3 wai4 jing4

戴維營戴维营

戴維斯戴维斯

Davis or Davies (name)

daai3 wai4 si1 bui1

戴維斯杯戴维斯杯

Davis Cup (international tennis team competition)

to carry; to take away

daai3 zeoi6 laap6 gung1

Redeem oneself with great achievements; to do good deeds to atone for one's crimes

daai3 zong6 paau3 can2

帶狀皰疹带状疱疹

(coll.) to have character; plucky

to wash (dialect)

one of the three main divisions of the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经

eldest son of the emperor in Qing Dynasty

auntie, eldest of sisters in mother's family

daai6 aa3 waan1

大亞灣大亚湾

Daya Bay, located on the coast of Guangdong, near Shenzhen and Hong Kong

to shout at the top of one's lungs; to yell loudly [colloquial]

(coll.) large bus; (abbr. for 大型巴士)

(noun) lots; a lot of; a large amount of; plenty; many

daai6 baa2 cin2

大把錢大把钱

to have a lot of money; to be loaded [colloquial]

大把貨大把货

to have lots of something in stock [colloquial]

daai6 baa2 gan1 mei5

to have lots of serious consequences to face as a result of unresolved issues [colloquial]

daai6 baa2 sai3 gaai3

has a good prospect or bright future to earn lots of wealth (spoken)

daai6 baa2 sau2 mei5 gan1

大把手尾跟

a lot to do to fix somebody else's screwed up work; a lot of problems to clean up; a lot needs to be done to put things in order [colloquial]

husband's older brother

daai6 baak3 zi2

(coll.) husband's elder brother

daai6 baak6 coi3

Chinese cabbage; napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis)

daai6 baak6 hung4 hyun2

Great Pyrenees (dog breed)

daai6 baak6 lou6

大白鷺大白鹭

(bird species of China) great egret (Ardea alba)