Cantonese words starting with D

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dou2 ceon1 hon4cold snap during the spring
赌钱
dou2 cin2to gamble
赌场
dou2 coeng4casino
dou2 coi2adverse audience reaction: boos and jeers, hissing, catcalls or deliberate applause after a mistake
dou2 coi2variant of 倒彩[dao4 cai3]
倒彩声
dou2 coi2 sing1jeering; catcalls
倒仓
dou2 cong1to transfer grain from a store (e.g. to sun it)
dou2 cong4 soeng6(coll.) to catch an adulterous couple in the act
dou2 cou4to die out (of livestock)
dou2 daa2 jat1 paa4lit. to strike with a muckrake (idiom), cf Pigsy 豬八戒|猪八戒 in Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记; fig. to counterattack
赌大细
dou2 daai6 sai3Sic bo; Big and Small; a chance game played with three dice
dou2 daan2mischief
捣蛋
dou2 daan2to cause trouble
捣蛋鬼
dou2 daan2 gwai2troublemaker
赌斗
dou2 dau3to fight
dou2 dei6to fall to the ground
倒吊蜡烛
dou2 diu3 laap6 zuk1Wrightia tinctoria (flowering plant in Apocynaceae family, common names dyer's oleander or pala indigo)
赌档
dou2 dong3gambling den
岛鸫
dou2 dung1(bird species of China) island thrush (Turdus poliocephalus)
赌番摊
dou2 faan1 taan1to gamble at fantan (a type of gambling in China similar to roulette)
dou2 faan2instead; contrary (to expectations)
倒粪
dou2 fan3to turn over manure
dou2 fong3to place upside down
dou2 fu2 seoi2to pour out one's grievances
dou2 fuk6(of cereal crops) to collapse and lie flat
倒计时
dou2 gai3 si4to count down
岛根
dou2 gan1Shimane, Japan
岛根县
dou2 gan1 jyun6Shimane Perfecture, Japan
堵击
dou2 gik1to intercept and attack (military)
岛盖部
dou2 goi3 bou6pars perculairs
捣鼓
dou2 gu2to fiddle with sth
赌局
dou2 guk6game of chance; gambling joint
赌馆
dou2 gun2a gaming house (gambling);a casino
dou2 gun3to flow backwards (of water, because of flood, tide, wind etc); to back up (sewage)
捣鬼
dou2 gwai2to play tricks; to cause mischief
赌鬼
dou2 gwai2gambling addict
赌棍
dou2 gwan3hardened gambler; professional gambler
dou2 gwo1to change sides in a war
dou2 gwo1 se3 gaap3to lay down arms
倒果为因
dou2 gwo2 wai4 jan1to reverse cause and effect
倒过儿
dou2 gwo3 ji4the wrong way round (back to front, inside out etc)
岛国
dou2 gwok3island nation (sometimes refers specifically to Japan)
岛国动作片
dou2 gwok3 dung6 zok3 pin2euphemism for Japanese porn movie
dou2 haa6to collapse
赌客
dou2 haak3gambler
赌气
dou2 hei3(verb) To venting someone's spleen for grudge
倒开
dou2 hoi1to reverse a vehicle
dou2 hoi2 faan1 gong1see 翻江倒海[fan1 jiang1 dao3 hai3]
dou2 hon6 seoi2drip of an air conditioner, drops of water on the window
dou2 hung1to empty (a bag); to turn out

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