Cantonese words starting with D

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dou3 bat1 hang4extremely

dou3 bei3extremely [colloquial]

dou3 bou6to arrive at; to reach

dou3 cai4to be all present

到此一遊到此一游

dou3 ci2 jat1 jau4(used in graffiti) "... was here"

到此為止到此为止

dou3 ci2 wai4 zi2to stop at this point; to call it a day

dou3 coeng4to show up

dou3 cung4moth; vermin

dou3 cyu3everywhere

到處可見到处可见

dou3 cyu3 ho2 gin3ubiquitous; found everywhere

dou3 daai2rewind (media player)

dou3 daat6to reach; to arrive

到達大廳到达大厅

dou3 daat6 daai6 teng1arrival hall

dou3 dai2finally; when all is said and done; to the end

dou3 deng3hanging upside down

倒掟頭倒掟头

dou3 deng3 tau4upside down

dou3 deng6to come (in sex) [colloquial]

dou3 diu3 ho4 baau1having to spend money unnecessarily, yet cannot be avoided; willing to make a profit loss, willing to empty the pocket

倒吊冇滴墨水

dou3 diu3 mou5 dik1 mak6 seoi2hanging upside down without dropping one drop of ink, which means a person seems to know a certain thing, but actually is clueless and lack of content

dou3 diu3 saa1 bou1lit. upside-down pot, meaning have no money for food

dou3 / dou2 dou2}

倒翻轉倒翻转

dou3 faan1 zyun3upside down

dou3 fau6arriving

妒火中燒妒火中烧

dou3 fo2 zung1 siu1it describes people who become really emotional because of strong jealousy; burining with jealousy

dou3 fo3(of packages or shipments) to arrive

dou3 fong2to pay a visit

dou3 gaa1perfect; brought to the utmost degree

dou3 gaan2old worm-eaten books

dou3 gei6to be jealous of (sb's achievements etc); envy

dou3 gwaa3lit. to hang upside down; to borrow more than one can ever repay

蠹國害民蠹国害民

dou3 gwok3 hoi6 man4to rob the state and hurt the people (idiom)

dou3 han6to be jealous of and hate

dou3 hang4 jik6 si1to go against the tide (idiom); to do things all wrong; a perverse way of doing things

到喉唔到肺

dou3 hau4 m4 dou3 fai3(slang) to describe something that is not enough to meet a need; something which is inadequate to satisfy one's desire for something; often used to describe food that is expensive but very small in portion

倒後鏡倒后镜

dou3 hau6 geng3Rear-view Mirror

dou3 hoi6to harm

dou3 jau1to shift holidays, taking a weekday off

到現在到现在

dou3 jin6 zoi6up until now

dou3 jyu2silverfish

蠹魚子蠹鱼子

dou3 jyu2 zi2silverfish

dou3 jyun4lit. to hang upside down

倒懸之苦倒悬之苦

dou3 jyun4 zi1 fu2lit. the pain of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation

倒懸之急倒悬之急

dou3 jyun4 zi1 gap1lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation

倒懸之危倒悬之危

dou3 jyun4 zi1 ngai4lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation

dou3 kap6prognathism [written and colloquial]

dou3 kei4to fall due (loan etc); to mature (investment bond etc)

dou3 kei4 jat6due date; expiry date; maturity date

到期收益率

dou3 kei4 sau1 jik1 leot2(finance) yield to maturity (YTM)

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