Cantonese words starting with D

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單車徑单车径

Cycling path; bicycle lane.

The red-painted terrace at the front entrance of a traditional Chinese palace.

Word; a basic, independent linguistic unit containing meaning.

One-way; single-trip.

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單程路单程路

One-way road; a street where vehicles are only allowed to travel in one direction.

daan1 coeng1 pat1 maa5

單槍匹馬单枪匹马

To do something entirely alone or single-handedly without any help.

Singles; a ball game played between two players.

daan1 daa2 duk6 dau3

單打獨鬥单打独斗

To duel or fight one-on-one to determine a winner.

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單打一单打一

Single-minded; focusing entirely on one thing to the exclusion of everything else.

Only, merely, or specifically; often used to highlight an exception.

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單單彳单单彳

Lonely, single, or all alone.

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單單打打单单打打

To make roundabout, sarcastic, or mean comments about someone in their presence to express disdain or resentment.

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單對單单对单

Single; solitary; only one.

daan1 diu3 sai1

單吊西单吊西

A suit jacket or blazer worn on its own without matching suit trousers.

Monotonous, dull, or repetitive with little variation.

daan1 dou1 fu6 wui6

單刀赴會单刀赴会

To attend a potentially dangerous meeting alone or with very few companions; used to praise courage and wisdom.

daan1 dou1 zik6 jap6

單刀直入单刀直入

To come straight to the point without beating around the bush.

Alone, on one's own, or in isolation.

daan1 fong1 min6

單方面单方面

Unilateral or one-sided; actions taken without the consent of the other party.

Red phoenix; a mythical bird often symbolizing prosperity or good fortune.

Receipt, invoice, or voucher; a document attesting to the giving or receiving of money or goods.

The horizontal bar used in gymnastics, or the gymnastics event performed on it.

Monorail; a railway system that has only a single track.

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單軌鐵路单轨铁路

Monorail; a railway system in which the track consists of a single rail.

Only, just, or solely.

One-way; unidirectional; moving or operating in only one direction.

daan1 hong6 sik1

單項式单项式

Monomial; an algebraic expression consisting of one term.

daan1 hung2 muk6

單孔目单孔目

Monotremata; an order of egg-laying mammals.

Designed or intended for one person; single.

daan1 jan4 fong2

單人房单人房

Single room; a hotel or boarding room intended for one person.

daan1 jan5 hou6

單引號单引号

Single quotation mark.

Single, solitary, or uniform, having only one element or aspect.

A unit, segment, or module of a larger whole.

To rely solely or simply on.

Single-breasted, as in a jacket or coat with a single column of buttons.

daan1 kei5 jan4

單企人单企人

The 'single person' Chinese radical (亻).

Single; a song released on its own rather than as part of an album.

Simple interest.

Sole effort or individual strength.

Thinly layered, weak, or lacking substance.

daan1 liu2 tung4 bou1

單料銅煲单料铜煲

An extremely thin copper pot; also used figuratively to describe a relationship that heats up and cools down quickly.

To be in unrequited love; to love someone one-sidedly.

Denmark; a Nordic country in Northern Europe, north of Germany, with Copenhagen as its capital.

daan1 nei4 si6 geoi6 lung4

丹尼士巨龍丹尼士巨龙

Dennis Dragon, a type of double-decker bus.

To wink; to close one eye to get someone's attention.

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單眼簷单眼檐

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單眼仔单眼仔

One-eyed boy; often used to refer to the cartoon character Mike Wazowski from Monsters, Inc.

Loyalty; a sincere and loyal heart.