Cantonese words starting with D

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当驾
dong1 gaa3imperial driver
当街
dong1 gaai1in the middle of the street
当今
dong1 gam1the present time
当更
dong1 gang1on a shift (work)
当机
dong1 gei1variant of 宕機|宕机[dang4 ji1]
当机立断
dong1 gei1 laap6 dyun6to make prompt decisions (idiom)
当局
dong1 guk6(noun) 1. Current government; 2. Specific department of a current government
当局者迷,旁观者清
dong1 guk6 ze2 mai4 ,pong4 gun1 ze2 cing1(idiom) an outsider can see things more clearly or objectively than those involved
当官
dong1 gun1working in government sector; officials
当归
dong1 gwai1Angelica sinensis
当下
dong1 haa6immediately; at that moment
当黑
dong1 hak1to be out of luck; to have rotten luck
当口
dong1 hau2at that moment
当行出色
dong1 hong4 ceot1 sik1to excel in one's field
当空
dong1 hung1overhead
当红
dong1 hung4currently popular (of movie stars, singers etc)
当雄
dong1 hung4see 當雄縣|当雄县[Dang1 xiong2 Xian4]
当雄县
dong1 hung4 jyun6Damxung, a county in Lhasa City 拉薩市|拉萨市[La1 sa4 Shi4], Tibet
当红炸子鸡
dong1 hung4 zaa3 zi2 gai1hottest celebrity or item recently
当仁不让
dong1 jan4 bat1 joeng6to be unwilling to pass on one's responsibilities to others
当日
dong1 jat6on that day
当夜
dong1 je6on that night
当儿
dong1 ji4the very moment; during (that brief interval)
当然
dong1 jin4(adverb) absolutely
当阳
dong1 joeng4see 當陽市|当阳市[Dang1 yang2 Shi4]
当阳市
dong1 joeng4 si5Dangyang, a county-level city in Yichang City 宜昌市[Yi2 chang1 Shi4], Hubei
当月
dong1 jyut6on that month
当渠冇到
dong1 keoi4 mou5 dou3treat one invisible; ignoring one's presence (spoken)
当权
dong1 kyun4to hold power
当权派
dong1 kyun4 paai3persons or faction in authority
当权者
dong1 kyun4 ze2ruler; the authorities
当令
dong1 ling6to be in season
当量
dong1 loeng6equivalent
当量剂量
dong1 loeng6 zai1 loeng6equivalent dose
当啷
dong1 long1(onom.) metallic sound; clanging
当晚
dong1 maan5on that evening
当面
dong1 min2(verb) Face to face
当务之急
dong1 mou6 zi1 gap1(noun) Urgent matter at this current moment
当眼
dong1 ngaan5(adjective) noticeable; Obvious
当牛作马
dong1 ngau4 zok3 maa5to work like a horse and toil like an ox
当我
dong1 ngo5when I [written]
当年
dong1 nin4in those days; back then; in those years
当年今日
dong1 nin4 gam1 jat6this day in history
当铺
dong1 pou1pawn shop
当世
dong1 sai3the present age; the current office holder
当世冠
dong1 sai3 gun1the foremost person of his age; a leading light
当世无双
dong1 sai3 mou4 soeng1unequalled in his time
当世之冠
dong1 sai3 zi1 gun1the foremost person of his age; a leading light
当心
dong1 sam1(verb) Be caution
当衰
dong1 seoi1to be out of luck; to have rotten luck

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