Cantonese words starting with D

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稻田苇莺
dou6 tin4 wai5 ang1(bird species of China) paddyfield warbler (Acrocephalus agricola)
道听途说
dou6 ting1 tou4 syut3gossip; hearsay; rumor
道统
dou6 tung2Confucian orthodoxy
dou6 wai1Du Wei (1982-), Shanghai soccer star
dou6 zaa1(railway) ballast
dou6 zaan6to fabricate; invented
dou6 zaap6see 杜集區|杜集区[Du4 ji2 Qu1]
杜集区
dou6 zaap6 keoi1Duji, a district of Huaibei City 淮北市[Huai2 bei3 Shi4], Anhui
道真仡佬族苗族自治县
dou6 zan1 go1 lou2 zuk6 miu4 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6Daozhen Gelao and Miao Autonomous County, in Zunyi City 遵義市|遵义市[Zun1 yi4 Shi4], Guizhou
道真县
dou6 zan1 jyun6see 道真仡佬族苗族自治縣|道真仡佬族苗族自治县[Dao4 zhen1 Ge1 lao3 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
道谢
dou6 ze6to express thanks
道之所存,师之所存
dou6 zi1 so2 cyun4 ,si1 zi1 so2 cyun4If sb has grasped the truth before you, take him as your teacher (Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈[Han2 Yu4]).
dou6 zi2rice (crop)
dou6 zi2Dow Jones Industrial Average (abbr. for 道瓊斯指數|道琼斯指数[Dao4 Qiong2 si1 Zhi3 shu4])
导致
dou6 zi3to lead to; to create; to cause; to bring about
杜渐防萌
dou6 zim6 fong4 mang4to nip in the bud
道长
dou6 zoeng2Taoist priest
dou6 zong6Daoist scripture
dou6 zung6eucommia (a kind of rubber tree)
杜绝
dou6 zyut6(verb) To stop completely
duk1to tap lightly
duk1西貢叾, a place in Hong Kong
duk1to supervise and direct; to oversee; marshal ; viceroy or governor
duk1to poke (Cantonese)
督办
duk1 baan6to oversee; superintendent
笃爆
duk1 baau3to bust (spoken)
笃鼻哥
duk1 bei6 go1to use one's name or connections to gain admission into something without a ticket or paying [colloquial]
笃病
duk1 beng6seriously ill
督标
duk1 biu1army regiment at the disposal of province governor-general
笃波
duk1 bo1billiard; to play pool
duk1 bui3 zek3to stab someone in the back; to talk badly of someone behind their back
duk1 bui3 zek3backstabbing
笃背脊
duk1 bui3 zek3backstabbing
duk1 caat3to supervise; inspector
督察大队
duk1 caat3 daai6 deoi6censorship brigade (PRC)
笃出嚟
duk1 ceot1 lei4to rat on someone; to point someone out as the guilty party [colloquial]
duk1 cuk1to supervise and urge completion of a task
穿笃穿
duk1 cyun1disclose; to expose
笃底
duk1 dai2bottom-most (spoken)
笃定
duk1 ding6certain; calm and unhurried
督导
duk1 dou6to direct
督抚
duk1 fu2governor general 總督|总督[zong3 du1] and inspector general 巡撫|巡抚[xun2 fu3]
笃灰
duk1 fui1to rat on someone; to point someone out as the guilty party [colloquial]
duk1 gin3to supervise and construct
督龟
duk1 gwai1(Tw) to doze off (from Taiwanese 盹龜, Tai-lo pr. [tuh-ku])
督军
duk1 gwan1provincial military governor during the early Republic of China era (1911-1949 AD)
笃行
duk1 hang6to carry out (obligation) conscientiously
笃厚
duk1 hau5honest and generous
督学
duk1 hok6school inspector
笃学
duk1 hok6studious

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