Cantonese words starting with D

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daai6 jiu4 daai6 baai2

大搖大擺大摇大摆

daai6 jiu4 jyun6

大姚縣大姚县

Dayao, a county in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture 楚雄彝族自治州[Chu3 xiong2 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan

daai6 joek6 zeon3

大躍進大跃进

Great Leap Forward (1958-1960), Mao's attempt to modernize China's economy, which resulted in economic devastation, and millions of deaths from famine caused by misguided policies

ocean; (slang) Chinese yuan

daai6 joeng4 jing4 dei6 hok3

大洋型地殼大洋型地壳

oceanic crust (geology)

daai6 joeng4 zau1

daai6 joeng4 zung1 zek3

mid-ocean ridge (geology)

daai6 joeng5 baa1

source of oxygen (of forests and nature reserves)

arrogant; detailed drawing

daai6 juk6 faan6

大肉飯大肉饭

big bowl of rice with meat

Dayong, former name of Zhangjiajie 張家界|张家界[Zhang1 jia1 jie4], Hunan

daai6 jung4 loeng6

daai6 jung4 lou4

大熔爐大熔炉

lit. large smelting furnace; Melting Pot

daai6 jung4 lou4

大融爐大融炉

daai6 jung5 joek6 hip3

a great hero may appear timid (idiom); the really brave person remains level-headed

daai6 jung5 joek6 hip3 ，daai6 zi3 joek6 jyu4

大勇若怯，大智若愚

a great hero may appear timid, the wise may appear stupid (idiom); the general public may not recognize great talent

to put sb in powerful position

greater than; bigger than; more than

Confucian scholars; a great scholar who is well respected

see 大餘縣|大余县[Da4 yu2 Xian4]

big fish; significant person or thing; great future benefits

daai6 jyu4 daai6 juk6

大魚大肉大鱼大肉

dishes with generous amounts of meat and fish

daai6 jyu4 jyun6

大餘縣大余县

Dayu, a county in Ganzhou City 贛州市|赣州市[Gan4 zhou1 Shi4], Jiangxi

daai6 jyu4 saan1

大嶼山大屿山

Lantau Island, an island in Hong Kong

Daewoo (Korean conglomerate)

Yu the Great (c. 21st century BC) mythical leader who tamed the floods

daai6 jyu5 jyu4 zyu3

pouring with rain

daai6 jyu5 ling5

大庾嶺大庾岭

Dayu mountain range between southwest Jiangxi and Guangdong

ancient state of central Asia

daruan or bass lute, like pipa 琵琶 and zhongruan 中阮 but bigger and lower range

courtyard; compound

great circle (in spherical geometry)

daai6 jyun4 daai6 jat1 tung2 zi3

大元大一統誌大元大一统志

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 jyun4 hyun1

大圓圈大圆圈

great circle (in spherical geometry)

daai6 jyun4 seoi3

大元帥大元帅

daai6 jyun6 dei6 zong6 pou4 saat3

大願地藏菩薩大愿地藏菩萨

Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva, the Bodhisattva of the Great Vow (to save all souls before accepting Bodhi)

solar month of 31 days

daai6 jyut6 si6

the Greater Yuezhi, a branch of the Yuezhi 月氏[Yue4 zhi1] people of central Asia during the Han dynasty

daai6 jyut6 zi1

variant of 大月氏[Da4 Yue4 zhi1]

a strong lineup; an all-star cast [colloquial]

daai6 kai1 dau6 gon1

大溪豆乾大溪豆干

dried tofu made in Daxi, a district of Taoyuan, Taiwan famous for its dried tofu 豆干[dou4 gan1]

daai6 kai1 dei6

Tahiti, island of the Society Islands group in French Polynesia (Tw)