Cantonese words starting with D

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到其時到其时

dou3 kei4 si4until then; by that time; when it comes to that time; when the time comes for…

dou3 laap6 saap3to dump the rubbish

dou3 lei6corrupt officials

dou3 liu5at last; in the end

dou3 loi4to arrive

到目前為止到目前为止

dou3 muk6 cin4 wai4 zi2until now; so far

到那個時候到那个时候

dou3 naa5 go3 si4 hau6until this moment

妒能害賢妒能害贤

dou3 nang4 hoi6 jin4jealous of the able, envious of the clever (idiom)

dou3 ngaan5Strabismus

到岸價到岸价

dou3 ngon6 gaa3cost, insurance, and freight (CIF) (transportation)

dou3 on3to make an appearance in court

dou3 sau2to take possession of

到手軟到手软

dou3 sau2 jyun5(do a manual task) until one's hands go limp with exhaustion

dou3 sei2to death, to an extreme degree

dou3 si4(adverb phrase) When the time comes by

到時到候到时到候

dou3 si4 dou3 hau6by the right time

到時候到时候

dou3 si4 hau6when the moment comes

dou3 si6contrary to what one might expect; contrariwise

dou3 sou3to count backwards (from 10 down to 0); from the bottom (lines on a page)

dou3 tan3to go back, move back, become worse; not doing things in order

dou3 tau4to the end (of); in the end

到頭來到头来

dou3 tau4 loi4in the end; as a result

dou3 teoi3to fall back

dou3 tip3to lose money instead of being paid (i.e. sb should pay me, but is actually taking my money)

dou3 wai2to get to the intended location; to be in position; well (done)

dou3 wui6catering at home

dou3 zat6to be jealous of (sb's achievements etc); envy

dou3 zeoi6to start a narrative at the end (or midway), then proceed chronologically from the beginning; flashback (in a novel, movie etc)

dou3 zi3to invert

dou3 zing3parasitic government

蠹眾木折蠹众木折

dou3 zung3 muk6 zit3Danger appears where many harmful factors exist. (idiom)

dou3 zyu3to be moth-eaten

倒轉頭倒转头

dou3 zyun2 tau4to turn around, another way round; to invert; on the contrary

dou6to transmit; to guide; to direct; a leader; to teach; to conduct

dou6to mourn; to grieve

dou6birchleaf pear (tree); to prevent; to make up something

dou6(verb) (of time, vacation, etc.) Spend

dou6to steal; to plunder; bandit; burglar

dou6to tread on; to stamp; Taiwan pr. [dào]; to step; to skip

dou6-plated; to coat

dou6 aa1(bird species of China) common raven (Corvus corax)

dou6 baai3Dubai (Tw)

dou6 baai3 taap3Burj Dubai (the Dubai tower)

dou6 baak6spoken lines in opera

dou6 baan2pirated; see also 正版[zheng4 ban3]

盜版黨盗版党

dou6 baan2 dong2Pirate Party, political movement whose main goal is to reform copyright law in line with the Internet era

道不拾遺道不拾遗

dou6 bat1 sap6 wai4lit. no one picks up lost articles in the street (idiom)

道不同不相為謀道不同不相为谋

dou6 bat1 tung4 bat1 soeng1 wai4 mau4lit. persons who walk different paths cannot make plans together

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