Cantonese words starting with D

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当时
dong1 si4back then
当时得令
dong1 si4 dak1 ling6suits the timing; perfect timing (spoken)
当事
dong1 si6to be in charge; involved (in some matter)
当事国
dong1 si6 gwok3the countries involved
当事人
dong1 si6 jan4persons involved or implicated; party (to an affair)
当事者
dong1 si6 ze2the person involved
当食生菜
dong1 sik6 saang1 coi3giving promise easily (slang)
当选
dong1 syun2to be elected; to be selected
当头
dong1 tau4right overhead; at the time when
当头棒喝
dong1 tau4 paang5 hot3 give a timely warning; wake up call
当天
dong1 tin1on that day
当天事当天毕
dong1 tin1 si6 dong1 tin1 bat1never put off until tomorrow what you can do today (idiom)
当堂
dong1 tong4(adverb) immediately; instantly; right there; there and then
当涂
dong1 tou4see 當涂縣|当涂县[Dang1 tu2 Xian4]
当涂县
dong1 tou4 jyun6Dangtu, a county in Ma'anshan City 馬鞍山市|马鞍山市[Ma3 an1 shan1 Shi4], Anhui
当扎
dong1 zaat3on the way up; waiting to be promoted [written and colloquial]
当之有愧
dong1 zi1 jau5 kwai3to feel undeserving of the praise or the honor
当之无愧
dong1 zi1 mou4 kwai3fully deserving, without any reservations (idiom); entirely worthy (of a title, honor etc)
当即
dong1 zik1at once
当值
dong1 zik6to be on duty
当政
dong1 zing3to come to power; in office
当政者
dong1 zing3 ze2power holder
当着
dong1 zoek6in front of
当灾
dong1 zoi1(verb) suffer from bad deeds; Bear a disaster
当造
dong1 zou6(adjective) seasonal
当中
dong1 zung1among; in the center
当众
dong1 zung3in public
dong2to resist; to hinder; to block (a blow); cover; to shelter from; screen
dong2official records; records
dong2(noun) 1. Clique; 2. Faction
党八股
dong2 baat3 gu2drab, stereotypical Communist Party writing style
挡拆
dong2 caak3pick and roll (basketball)
党代会
dong2 doi6 wui2party congress (of the Communist Party of China)
党徽
dong2 fai1political party emblem
党费
dong2 fai3party membership dues
党魁
dong2 fui1party boss
挡风玻璃
dong2 fung1 bo1 lei1windshield
挡风墙
dong2 fung1 coeng4lit. windbreak
党纪
dong2 gei2party discipline
党纲
dong2 gong1(political) party platform
党校
dong2 haau6(political) party school
党项
dong2 hong6Tangut branch of the Qiang 羌 ethnic group
党项族
dong2 hong6 zuk6Tangut branch of the Qiang 羌 ethnic group
党人
dong2 jan4party member
挡雨
dong2 jyu5to protect from the rain
党羽
dong2 jyu5henchmen
党员
dong2 jyun4party member
党龄
dong2 ling4party standing
挡路
dong2 lou6to be in the way; to block the path
党务
dong2 mou6party affairs

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