Cantonese words starting with D
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冬至
dung1 zi3Winter Solstice, 22nd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 22nd December-5th January
東至东至
dung1 zi3see 東至縣|东至县[Dong1 zhi4 Xian4]
冬至點冬至点
dung1 zi3 dim2the winter solstice
東至縣东至县
dung1 zi3 jyun6Dongzhi, a county in Chizhou City 池州市[Chi2 zhou1 Shi4], Anhui
冬字頭冬字头
dung1 zi6 tau4name of "walk slowly" component 夂[zhi3] in Chinese characters
東直門东直门
dung1 zik6 mun4Dongzhimen neighborhood of Beijing
東征东征
dung1 zing1punitive expedition to the east
東征西怨东征西怨
dung1 zing1 sai1 jyun3war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
東征西討东征西讨
dung1 zing1 sai1 tou2war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
東正教东正教
dung1 zing3 gaau3Eastern Orthodox Church
冬節冬节
dung1 zit3see 冬至[Dong1 zhi4]
東張西望东张西望
dung1 zoeng1 sai1 mong6to look in all directions (idiom)
東中國海东中国海
dung1 zung1 gwok3 hoi2East China sea
東主东主
dung1 zyu2owner (e.g. of a shop)
懂
dung2(verb) Know
董
dung2to supervise; director
踵
dung2to arrive; heel; to call on
董必武
dung2 bit1 mou5Dong Biwu (1886-1975), one of the founders of the Chinese communist party
董卓
dung2 coek3Dong Zhuo (-192), top general of late Han, usurped power in 189, murdered empress dowager and child emperor, killed in 192 by Lü Bu 呂布|吕布
懂得
dung2 dak1to understand; to know; to comprehend
董奉
dung2 fung6Dong Feng, doctor during Three Kingdoms period, famous for refusing fees and requesting that his patients plant apricot trees instead
董雞董鸡
dung2 gai1(bird species of China) watercock (Gallicrex cinerea)
董建華董建华
dung2 gin3 waa4Tung Chee-hwa (1937-), Hong Kong entrepreneur and politician, chief executive 1997-2005
懂局
dung2 guk6to be savvy
懂行
dung2 hong4to know the ropes
董陽孜董阳孜
dung2 joeng4 zi1Grace Tong (Tong Yangtze) (1942-), Taiwanese calligrapher
懂門兒懂门儿
dung2 mun4 ji4one who knows his business; expert
懂眼
dung2 ngaan5(coll.) to know the ropes
懂事
dung2 si6to grow beyond the naivete of childhood; to be aware of what is going on in the world
董事
dung2 si6(noun) the director of a company
董事會董事会
dung2 si6 wui2board of directors
董事長董事长
dung2 si6 zoeng2chairman of the board of directors
董仲舒
dung2 zung6 syu1Dong Zhongshu (179-104 BC), philosopher influential in establishing Confucianism as the established system of values of former Han dynasty
凍冻
dung3(adjective) (of beverage) Iced
棟栋
dung3to stand up or stand straight (Cantonese)
凍冰冰冻冰冰
dung3 bing1 bing1freezing
凍親冻亲
dung3 can1catch a cold
凍瘡冻疮
dung3 cong1frostbite
凍穿冻穿
dung3 cyun1frostbite
凍啡冻啡
dung3 fei1iced coffee
凍房冻房
dung3 fong2Cold room
凍膠冻胶
dung3 gaau1gel
凍結冻结
dung3 git3to freeze (water etc)
凍滾水冻滚水
dung3 gwan2 seoi2cooled down boiled water; room-temperatured water
凍過水冻过水
dung3 gwo3 seoi2a hopeless situation; literally: 'colder than water'
凍肉冻肉
dung3 juk6cold or frozen meat
凍容冻容
dung3 jung4"youth freezing", Chinese girls beginning anti-ageing treatments as young as two years old in the hope they will never look old
凍雨冻雨
dung3 jyu5freezing rain
凍檸茶冻柠茶
dung3 ling4 caa4iced lemon tea
凍硬冻硬
dung3 ngaang6to freeze solid
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