Cantonese words starting with D
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daai6 hok6 sing4 zaam6
大學城站大学城站
University Town Station, a metro station in Guangzhou, China
daai6 hon3
大漢大汉
Han Dynasty
daai6 hon3 zuk6 zyu2 ji6
大漢族主義大汉族主义
Greater Han nationalism
daai6 hon4
大寒
Great Cold, 24th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 20th January-3rd February
daai6 hon4
大汗
supreme khan
daai6 hon4 dai3 gwok3
大韓帝國大韩帝国
Korean Empire, from fall of Joseon dynasty in 1897 to annexation by Japan in 1910
daai6 hon4 hong4 hung1
大韓航空大韩航空
Korean Air, South Korea's main airline
daai6 hon4 man4 gwok3
大韓民國大韩民国
Republic of Korea (South Korea)
daai6 hon6 lam4 lei4
大汗淋漓
dripping with sweat
daai6 hong6
大項大项
main item (of program)
daai6 hou2 cam4 hoeng1 dong3 laan6 caai4
大好沉香當爛柴大好沉香当烂柴
wasting one's potentials
daai6 hou2 sin1 faa1 caap3 zoi6 ngau4 si2 lei5
大好鮮花插在牛屎裏大好鲜花插在牛屎里
what a shame; women with bright future but married to poor guys; the match of a beautiful ; untalented man
daai6 hou4 waan1
大蠔灣大蚝湾
Tai Ho Wan, located in Hong Kong
daai6 hou6
大號大号
(music) tuba; (polite) your (given) name
daai6 huk1
大哭
to cry loudly
daai6 hung4
大紅大红
crimson
daai6 hung4
大雄
great hero
daai6 hung4 bei6 zi2
大紅鼻子大红鼻子
rhinophyma (red nose, often related to rosacea or excessive alcohol)
daai6 hung4 bou2 din6
大雄寶殿大雄宝殿
Hall of Great Strength, main hall of a Buddhist temple containing the main image of veneration 大雄[da4 xiong2]
daai6 hung4 daai6 luk6
大紅大綠大红大绿
bright-colored
daai6 hung4 daai6 zi2
大紅大紫大红大紫
to hit the big time
daai6 hung4 dang1 lung4 gou1 gou1 gwaa3
大紅燈籠高高掛大红灯笼高高挂
Raise the Red Lantern (1991), movie by Zhang Yimou 張藝謀|张艺谋[Zhang1 Yi4 mou2]
daai6 hung4 gun3
大紅鸛大红鹳
(bird species of China) greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)
daai6 hung4 lou4
大鴻臚大鸿胪
minister responsible for foreign relations and court protocol in imperial China
daai6 hung4 maau1
大熊貓大熊猫
giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)
daai6 hung4 pou4
大紅袍大红袍
an expensive type of oolong tea
daai6 hung4 zo6
大熊座
Ursa Major, the Great Bear (constellation)
daai6 hyun1
大圈
Guangzhou; gangsters from southern China who goes to Hong Kong or Macau to commit crimes [colloquial]
daai6 hyun1 zai2
大圈仔
gangsters from southern China who goes to Hong Kong or Macau to commit crimes [colloquial]
daai6 hyun2 zo6
大犬座
Canis Major (constellation)
daai6 jam2 daai6 sik6
大飲大食大饮大食
to eat and drink a lot
daai6 jan3
大印
stamp
daai6 jan4
大人
(slang) when address a judge as "Your Honour"
daai6 jan4 bat1 gei3 siu2 jan4 gwo3
大人不記小人過大人不记小人过
a person of great moral stature does not remember the offenses committed by one of low moral stature
daai6 jan4 daai6 ze2
大人大姐
(adj.) describes someone who is an adult and should act like one.
daai6 jan4 gung1
大人公
husband's father
daai6 jan4 jau5 daai6 loeng6
大人有大量
a phrase used to request someone to be forgivining [colloquial]
daai6 jan4 mat2
大人物
describes a person who is popular and reputable; a VIP; an important person
daai6 jan5
大癮大瘾
noun; hugely addicted to, can be drugs, music, work, or anything
daai6 jap1
大邑
see 大邑縣|大邑县[Da4 yi4 Xian4]
daai6 jap1 jyun6
大邑縣大邑县
Dayi, a county in Chengdu City 成都市[Cheng2 du1 Shi4], Sichuan
daai6 jat1
大一
first year of university
daai6 jat1 se1
大一些
a bit bigger
daai6 jat1 tung2
大一統大一统
unification (of the nation)
daai6 jat1 tung2 zi3
大一統誌大一统志
Da Yuan Dayitongzhi, Yuan dynasty geographical encyclopedia, compiled 1285-1294 under Jamal al-Din 紮馬剌丁|扎马剌丁 and Yu Yinglong 虞應龍|虞应龙, 755 scrolls
daai6 jat6 bun2 dai3 gwok3
大日本帝國大日本帝国
Great Japanese Empire
daai6 jat6 jyu4 loi4
大日如來大日如来
Vairocana, Buddha of supreme enlightenment
daai6 jat6 zi2
大日子
big day; major event
daai6 jau1
大邱
Daegu Metropolitan City, capital of North Gyeongsang Province 慶尚北道|庆尚北道[Qing4 shang4 bei3 dao4] in east South Korea
daai6 jau1 gwong2 wik6 si5
大邱廣域市大邱广域市
Daegu Metropolitan City, capital of North Gyeongsang Province 慶尚北道|庆尚北道[Qing4 shang4 bei3 dao4] in east South Korea