Cantonese words starting with D

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dyun6 daai2ribbon

斷擔挑断担挑

dyun6 daam1 tiu1the living costs and burden from having many children are too heavy to take up

dyun6 doi6periodization (of history)

斷代史断代史

dyun6 doi6 si2the Dynasty history

dyun6 fu4certainly

dyun6 gaau1to end a relationship

斷港絕潢断港绝潢

dyun6 gong2 zyut6 wong4to be unable to continue

dyun6 hang4line break (computing)

dyun6 jin4widowed

dyun6 jin4resolute; categorically

dyun6 juk6 coi4Duan Yucai (1735-1815), author of Commentary on Shuowen Jiezi (1815) 說文解字註|说文解字注[Shuo1 wen2 Jie3 zi4 Zhu4]

dyun6 kei4 seoi6Duan Qirui (1864-1936), commander of Beiyang Army under Yuan Shikai, then politician and powerful warlord

dyun6 kiu4The Broken Bridge (at West Lake in Hangzhou)

斷窮根断穷根

dyun6 kung4 gan1to escape poverty

dyun6 lau4to run dry (of river)

dyun6 lok6phase; paragraph

緞紋織缎纹织

dyun6 man4 zik1satin weave

dyun6 mit6annihilation (of soul, Sanskrit uccheda)

斷滅論断灭论

dyun6 mit6 leon6annihilation (of soul, Sanskrit uccheda)

斷瓦殘垣断瓦残垣

dyun6 ngaa5 caan4 wun4the tiles are broken, the walls dilapidated

dyun6 ngaai4steep cliff; precipice

dyun6 si6a branch of the Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑 nomadic people

dyun6 sik6to fast

dyun6 soeng2brief commentary

dyun6 sung3to forfeit (future profit, one's life etc)

斷頭台断头台

dyun6 tau4 toi4guillotine

斷頭臺断头台

dyun6 tau4 toi4noun; guillotine; scaffold

dyun6 teoi2broken leg

斷魂椒断魂椒

dyun6 wan4 ziu1king cobra or ghost chili (Naga jolokia)

dyun6 zau6homosexual

斷袖之癖断袖之癖

dyun6 zau6 zi1 pik1lit. cut sleeve (idiom); fig. euphemism for homosexuality, originating from History of Western Han 漢書|汉书: emperor Han Aidi (real name Liu Xin) was in bed with his lover Dong Xian, and had to attend a court audience that morning. Not wishing to awaken Dong Xian, who was sleeping with his head resting on the emperor's long robe sleeve, Aidi used a knife to cut off the lower half of his sleeve.

dyun6 zi2item of storytelling or performed dialogue (folk arts)

dyun6 zik1satin weave

斷章取義断章取义

dyun6 zoeng1 ceoi2 ji6(idiom) to quote out of context

dyun6 zuk6intermittent

dyut6to seize; to wrest control of; to force one's way through; to lose

dyut6 biu1to compete for first prize

dyut6 ceoi2(verb) Snatch

dyut6 dak1to take (after a struggle); to seize; to win (a trophy)

dyut6 fui1to seize

dyut6 gam1to snatch gold

dyut6 gun1to seize the crown; to win gold medal

奪眶而出夺眶而出

dyut6 hong1 ji4 ceot1tears bursting out

dyut6 kyun4to seize power

dyut6 muk6(adjective) Eye-catching

奪門而出夺门而出

dyut6 mun4 ji4 ceot1to rush out through a door (idiom)

dyut6 ngau5to contend for a mate

dyut6 zau2to snatch away

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