Cantonese words starting with D

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A third party, or an intruder in a romantic relationship.

dai6 saam1 zek3 goek3

第三隻腳第三只脚

A humorous euphemism for a penis, or a walking stick.

The next life or next reincarnation.

Fourth; the fourth.

In the future; later; next time.

Another time; in the future.

To belong to or be subordinate to an organization, being under its command or jurisdiction.

Clerical script; a square and flat style of Chinese calligraphy popular during the Qin and Han dynasties.

Another place; somewhere else.

To increase gradually or step by step.

Disciple or follower; someone who studies under a master.

隸屬於隶属于

To belong to, be affiliated with, or be subordinate to.

An exclamation used to drive on horses or other draft animals.

To only have; there is only.

Virtue or moral excellence; also used as an abbreviation for Germany.

All talk and no action; boastful and arrogant with nothing to show for it.

dak1 baa2 ngaa4

All talk and no action; boasting or making promises without taking any practical steps.

dak1 baa2 seng1

得把聲得把声

All talk and no action; all bark but no bite.

dak1 bat1 soeng4 sat1

得不償失得不偿失

The gains do not make up for the losses; more harm than good.

Verb suffix indicating that an action has produced a result or succeeded.

Conceited, cocky, or arrogant; excessively self-confident.

Cocky, smug, or self-satisfied.

To succeed in carrying out a bad intention or evil plan.

To be in time or make it in time, usually with some rush or urgency.

To be in someone's favor; to be pampered, favored, or doted on.

dak1 cyun1 gaa1 hong1

Tokugawa Ieyasu

dak1 cyun3 zeon3 cek3

得寸進尺得寸进尺

To take an inch and want a mile; to demand even more after receiving a small benefit.

dak1 daam6 siu3

To gain nothing; to have no substantial effect or result.

Okay; fine; without issues (used only in negation or rhetorical questions).

Appropriate, proper, or just right.

Tokushima, a prefecture and city in Japan.

dak1 dou2 jyun6

德島縣德岛县

Tokushima Prefecture, Japan.

To get, gain, or obtain something.

To score points, or the score obtained.

德輔道德辅道

Des Voeux Road, a major thoroughfare in Hong Kong.

dak1 fu6 dou6 sai1

德輔道西德辅道西

Des Voeux Road West, a major road located on Hong Kong Island.

dak1 fu6 dou6 zung1

德輔道中德辅道中

Des Voeux Road Central, a major thoroughfare in Central, Hong Kong.

That is enough; that will do; everything is under control.

dak1 gaa2 laak3

That will do, that's enough, or everything is under control.

dak1 gaa3 laa1 nei5

Sarcastic expression used to mock someone's self-importance or show discontent with their actions.

To be rescued, saved, or delivered from a difficult situation.

To succeed, get what one wants, or achieve one's goal.

得個吉得个吉

To end up with nothing, to gain nothing, or to achieve no results from one's efforts.

得個桔得个桔

To end up with nothing, or to have done something completely in vain.

dak1 go3 gong2 zi6

得個講字得个讲字

To pay lip service; to be all talk and no action.

dak1 go3 joeng2

得個樣得个样

All show and no substance; appearing powerful or capable on the outside but actually lacking real ability.

dak1 go3 tai2 zi6

得個睇字得个睇字

Superficial things that are only good for looking at, or things one can see but not touch or own.

Suffix placed after a verb to indicate that the action is worth doing.

dak1 gwo3 ce2 gwo3

得過且過得过且过

To muddle through; to live aimlessly with a passive, careless attitude just to get by day to day.