Cantonese words starting with D

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(literary) excrement; feces

daai6 gung1 bou3

大公報大公报

Dagong Bao, popular newspaper name

daai6 gung1 gou3 sing4

successfully accomplished (project or goal)

daai6 gung1 gwok3

大公國大公国

daai6 gung1 gwok3 zai3

大公國際大公国际

Dagong Global Credit Rating, credit rating agency based in China

daai6 gung1 mou4 si1

大公無私大公无私

(adjective) Fair and unselfish

daai6 gung1 si1

to turn left (Shanghainese)

see 大關縣|大关县[Da4 guan1 Xian4]

daai6 gwaan1 jyun6

大關縣大关县

Daguan, a county in Zhaotong City 昭通市[Zhao1 tong1 Shi4], Yunnan

daai6 gwan1 keoi1

大軍區大军区

PLA military region

serious mistake

a power (i.e. a dominant country)

daai6 gwong1 dang1

大光燈大光灯

big mouth; a kerosene lamp

daai6 haa1 sai3

大蝦細大虾细

daai6 haa1 sai3 bei2 si2 wai3

大蝦細俾屎餵大虾细俾屎喂

a phrase used to bullies (in particular those who pick up those smaller or weaker than them) to get lost [colloquial]

Han Chinese name for an ancient Central Asia country

(noun) building

daai6 haa6 zoeng1 king1

大廈將傾大厦将倾

great mansion on the verge of collapse (idiom); hopeless situation

daai6 haai5 naa2

the slang for a person who is in high position or high superiority; a big shot [colloquial]

daai6 haak3 ce1

大客車大客车

daai6 haam3 daai6 giu3

shouting and screaming (idiom); to scream loudly; to kick up a racket

daai6 haam3 sap6

a crybaby; someone who makes a big fuss over nothing; someone who is just all talk and no action

the limit; one's allocated lifespan

daai6 haan6 dou3 loi4

大限到來大限到来

daai6 haan6 lam4 tau4

大限臨頭大限临头

facing the end (idiom); at the end of one's life

Tai Hang District, Hong Kong

daai6 haap6 guk1

大峽谷大峡谷

Final examination

big shot; superstar

daai6 hang4 kei4 dou6

knight; noble warrior

daai6 hap6 coeng3

big mouthful (of food, drink, smoke etc); gulping; gaping

daai6 hau2 ging3

大口徑大口径

daai6 hau2 waan4

大口環大口环

name for calling people who act stupidly or without thinking (slang)

noun; "big throat" is one of the throat singing techniques in Cantonese Opera, it is a vocal method. The character is called the " Painted-face character" and it is his vocal singing method. They are often male characters such as heroes, generals, villains, gods, or demons

daai6 hau4 laam5

大喉欖大喉榄

greedy; big appetite

daai6 hau6 jat6

大後日大后日

three days from now

daai6 hau6 nin2

大後年大后年

three years from now

daai6 hau6 tin1

大後天大后天

three days from now

daai6 hei2 daai6 lok6

(of market prices etc) to rapidly fluctuate (idiom); significant ups and downs

daai6 hei2 gwo3 mong6

大喜過望大喜过望

overjoyed at unexpected good news (idiom)

someone important, influential, successful; great talent; treasure