Cantonese words starting with D

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(certain quantity) dollar

HK $500 note (slang)

the collective; (Buddhism) the greater self

abbr. for 大連外國語大學|大连外国语大学[Da4 lian2 Wai4 guo2 yu3 Da4 xue2]

daai6 nin4 co1 jat1

first day of Chinese New Year

see 大寧縣|大宁县[Da4 ning2 Xian4]

daai6 ning4 jyun6

大寧縣大宁县

Daning, a county in Linfen City 臨汾市|临汾市[Lin2 fen2 Shi4], Shanxi

daai6 ning4 lok6

大檸樂大柠乐

(coll.) father's older brother's wife

Danei, a district in Tainan 台南|台南[Tai2 nan2], Taiwan

daai6 nou5 pei4 cang4

大腦皮層大脑皮层

Cerebral cortex

daai6 nou5 sei2 mong4

大腦死亡大脑死亡

to become furious; to explode in anger

daai6 nung4 coeng4

大農場大农场

Da'an, the name of a numerous entities, including districts of several cities, and a county-level city 大安市[Da4 an1 Shi4] in Baicheng 白城市[Bai2 cheng2 Shi4], Jilin

daai6 on1 dik1 lit6 si1

大安的列斯

see 大安的列斯群島|大安的列斯群岛[Da4 an1 di4 lie4 si1 Qun2 dao3]

daai6 on1 dik1 lit6 si1 kwan4 dou2

大安的列斯群島大安的列斯群岛

the Greater Antilles, Caribbean island group including Cuba, Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic), Jamaica and Puerto Rico

daai6 on1 keoi1

大安區大安区

Da'an, a district of Zigong City 自貢市|自贡市[Zi4 gong4 Shi4], Sichuan; Daan, a district of Taichung City 臺中市|台中市[Tai2 zhong1 Shi4], Taiwan

Da'an, a county-level city in Baicheng City 白城市[Bai2 cheng2 Shi4], Jilin

daai6 on1 zi2 ji3

too confident with something (slang)

daai6 on1 zyu2 ji6

大安主義大安主义

just be calm and let life plays out itself

the name of a place in Hong Kong: Tai O

one who's cocky and ignorant

daai6 paai4 dong3

大排檔大排档

food stall; open-air restaurant

daai6 paai4 dong3

大牌檔大牌档

food stall; open-air restaurant (original Hong Kong written form, now usually written as 大排檔|大排档[da4 pai2 dang4])

daai6 paak3 maai6

大拍賣大拍卖

everyone's; people; the public

noun; plastic tents

see 大鵬新區|大鹏新区[Da4 peng2 Xin1 qu1]

daai6 paang4 niu5

大鵬鳥大鹏鸟

roc (mythical bird of prey)

big stick (policy etc)

daai6 paau1 wo4

describes a person who is constantly blurred and clumsy in doing things; scatterbrain; someone who is incompetent or good for nothing

big gun; artillery; CL:門|门[men2],尊[zun1]

daai6 paau3 daa2 man1 zi2

大炮打蚊子

cannon fire to hit a mosquito

daai6 paau3 gwai2

verb; speak with a sharp tongue; brag

daai6 paau3 jau2

describes a person who always exaggerates thing(s) or bullshit

large quantities of

daai6 pai1 dak6 pai1

to criticize severly

costly; high cost

Dapi or Tapi township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan

daai6 pei4 hoeng1

大埤鄉大埤乡

Dapi or Tapi township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan

daai6 pek3 jau2

a big street fight [colloquial]

(literary) death sentence; decapitation

wide expanse; vast stretch; blockbuster movie

the first wife among all the other wives (in a polygamous marriage)

daai6 po3 daai6 laap6

to destroy the old and establish the new (idiom)

daai6 po3 haan1 nong4

大破慳囊大破悭囊

to fork out a lot of money generously, especially to describe those who are usually very frugal

daai6 pou2 dung6

Taepodong, North Korean rocket series