Cantonese words starting with D

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Germany; a country in central Europe with its capital in Berlin.

dak1 gwok3 maa1 jan4 paai4

德國孖人牌德国孖人牌

Zwilling J.A. Henckels, a German knife and kitchenware manufacturer.

Free; not busy; having spare time.

To have free time; to be free and not busy.

dak1 haan4 jam2 caa4

得閒飲茶得闲饮茶

Let's grab dim sum when we are free; a polite parting phrase usually not meant to be taken literally.

dak1 haan4 mou5 si2 o1

得閒冇屎屙得闲冇屎屙

To have too much time on one's hands and meddle in trivial or useless matters.

dak1 haan4 sei2 m4 dak1 haan4 beng6

得閒死唔得閒病得闲死唔得闲病

To be extremely busy.

dak1 hak1 laan4

德黑蘭德黑兰

Tehran, the capital and largest city of Iran and West Asia.

dak1 hak1 saat3 si1

德克薩斯德克萨斯

Texas; a state in the southern United States with its capital at Austin.

Placed after an adjective to indicate a very high degree.

Morality; the quality of making proper judgments of right and wrong, and doing only what is right.

dak1 jan4 geng1

得人驚得人惊

Scary, terrifying, or horrifying; can also describe something being incredibly bad.

Scary, frightening, or terrifying.

dak1 jat1 soeng2 ji6

Never satisfied; always wanting more after getting something.

Proud, arrogant, and cocky; pleased with oneself and reveling in one's own success.

dak1 ji3 joeng4 joeng4

To be immensely proud of oneself, smug, or self-satisfied.

dak1 ji3 mong4 jing4

To become so ecstatic or self-satisfied that one loses all self-control and acts abnormally.

German; relating to Germany.

To enable; to cause or allow someone or something to be able to do something or reach a certain state.

To benefit or profit; to obtain an advantage.

dak1 jiu4 jan4 cyu3 ce2 jiu4 jan4

得饒人處且饒人得饶人处且饶人

To be forgiving wherever possible and not press one's advantage too far.

Moral education; education focused on cultivating moral values.

German; the German language.

Okay; that's enough; I've got it.

All right; okay, got it; that's enough.

dak1 leot6 fung1

德律風德律风

Telephone; a transliteration of the English word.

Capable, competent, and highly helpful.

Equivalent to "is it okay or not"; used to ask for permission or whether something is feasible.

To combine, get together, or fit together.

To achieve what one wants through effort; to succeed or get what one is after.

German language; the Germanic language spoken in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

Are you ready yet?; is it ready yet?

dak1 ngong4 zuk6

De'ang ethnic group, an ethnic minority of China and Myanmar.

dak1 nip6 si1 dak6 ho4 jyun4 ngon6 gung6 wo4 gwok3

德涅斯特河沿岸共和國德涅斯特河沿岸共和国

dak1 nip6 si1 dak6 ho4 jyun4 ngon6 gung6 wo4 gwok3

德涅斯－特河沿岸共和國德涅斯－特河沿岸共和国

dak1 paang4 ngaa4

To be all talk and no action; only talking without taking any practical steps.

To gain the upper hand or have the high ground.

dak1 sam1 jing3 sau2

得心應手得心应手

To do something with ease and high proficiency; working smoothly and effortlessly as one wishes.

To offend or displease someone.

To succeed, especially in committing a crime, trick, or dishonest act.

dak1 se1 hou2 ji3 seoi1 wui4 sau2

得些好意須回首得些好意须回首

To quit while one is ahead, and not push one's luck too far.

To be informed of; to learn of; to find out.

To get something to eat; to successfully find or obtain food.

To win a match, competition, or game.

dak1 soeng4 so2 jyun6

得償所願得偿所愿

To have one's long-held wish or desire fulfilled.

Appropriate, proper, and decent in behavior, dress, or speech; fitting for the occasion.

dak1 tin1 duk6 hau5

得天獨厚得天独厚

Blessed with exceptionally good natural or inherent conditions.

Too; excessively; placed after an adjective to indicate an undesirable degree.

Texas; a state in the southwestern region of the United States.