Cantonese words starting with D
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度假區度假区
dou6 gaa3 keoi1resort area; tourist zone (in China, typically state-designated for integrated tourism development)
度假屋
dou6 gaa3 uk1Resort houses, villas
度街
dou6 gaai1to go for a walk on the street (around shops
道格拉斯
dou6 gaak3 laai1 si1Douglas (name)
道教
dou6 gaau3Taoism
道教徒
dou6 gaau3 tou4a Daoist
鍍金镀金
dou6 gam1(adjective) (of jewelry) Gold plated
導購导购
dou6 gau3shopper's guide; sales staff
道具
dou6 geoi6(theater) prop; (gaming) item; artifact
道高一尺，魔高一丈
dou6 gou1 jat1 cek3 ，mo1 gou1 jat1 zoeng6(saying) as one climbs higher on the path of righteousness, one faces ever greater challenges from evil; no sooner does one overcome one obstacle than another arises
道高益安，勢高益危道高益安，势高益危
dou6 gou1 jik1 on1 ，sai3 gou1 jik1 ngai4More moral strength increases one's safety, more power and influence increases one's danger (idiom, from Records of the Historian 史記|史记). cf Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it (William Pitt the Elder, 1770).
道姑
dou6 gu1Daoist nun
稻穀稻谷
dou6 guk1unhusked rice
導管导管
dou6 gun2duct; pipe; conduit; (medicine) catheter
導管組織导管组织
dou6 gun2 zou2 zik1vascular tissue
道觀道观
dou6 gun3Daoist temple
度過度过
dou6 gwo3to pass; to survive
渡過渡过
dou6 gwo3to cross over
道光
dou6 gwong1reign name of Qing emperor (1821-1850)
道光帝
dou6 gwong1 dai3Daoguang Emperor
杜鵑杜鹃
dou6 gyun1cuckoo (Cercococcyx spp., also written 杜鵑鳥|杜鹃鸟)
杜鵑花杜鹃花
dou6 gyun1 faa1Indian Azalea (Rhododendron simsii Planch)
杜鵑花科杜鹃花科
dou6 gyun1 faa1 fo1Ericaceae (botany), genus containing rhododendron and azalea
杜鵑科杜鹃科
dou6 gyun1 fo1Cuculidae, bird family including cuckoo 杜鵑鳥|杜鹃鸟
杜鵑鳥杜鹃鸟
dou6 gyun1 niu5cuckoo (Cercococcyx spp.)
杜鵑啼血杜鹃啼血
dou6 gyun1 tai4 hyut3lit. the cuckoo, after its tears are exhausted, continues by weeping blood (idiom)
杜鵑座杜鹃座
dou6 gyun1 zo6Tucana (constellation)
杜哈
dou6 haa1Doha, capital of Qatar (Tw)
導函數导函数
dou6 haam4 sou3derived function
杜蘅
dou6 hang4Asarum forbesii (wild ginger plant)
杜衡
dou6 hang4Asarum forbesii (wild ginger plant)
道行
dou6 hang6skills acquired through religious practice; skill
杜口
dou6 hau2to remain silent
渡口
dou6 hau2ferry crossing
杜口裹足
dou6 hau2 gwo2 zuk1too frightened to move or speak
道喜
dou6 hei2to congratulate
道歉
dou6 hip3(verb) to say sorry
渡河
dou6 ho4to cross a river
稻荷壽司稻荷寿司
dou6 ho4 sau6 si1inarizushi (pouch of fried tofu typically filled with rice)
道賀道贺
dou6 ho6to congratulate
導向导向
dou6 hoeng3to be oriented towards
渡海小輪渡海小轮
dou6 hoi2 siu2 leon4(noun) ferries
稻殼稻壳
dou6 hok3rice husk
道學道学
dou6 hok6Confucian study of ethics; school for Daoism in Tang and Song times; another name for 理學|理学, rational learning of Song dynasty neo-Confucianism
盜汗盗汗
dou6 hon6night sweats
杜康
dou6 hong1Du Kang, legendary inventor of wine
稻糠
dou6 hong1rice husk
導航导航
dou6 hong4(lit. and fig.) to navigate
導航員导航员
dou6 hong4 jyun4navigator (on a plane or boat)
道人
dou6 jan4Taoist devotee (honorific)
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