Cantonese words starting with D

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Characteristic, unique property, or trait.

Special, exceptional, or peculiar; different from the ordinary and rare.

To become privileged; to receive special treatment.

dak6 syu4 gaau3 juk6

Special education; education tailored for students with special needs.

dak6 syu4 sing3

Particularity, peculiarity, or uniqueness; the quality of being special or specific.

Concessionary or preferential benefit offered exclusively to certain groups of people.

Specially made for a specific purpose.

Characteristic; a unique property, trait, or feature.

A notable characteristic, distinguishing feature, or physical trait that makes identification easy.

A special prize or grand prize.

A tombola; a type of raffle or lottery game.

To procrastinate, dawdle, or put off doing something.

揼時間揼时间

To stall or play for time; to deliberately drag out or delay a process.

泵時間泵时间

To stall, drag out time, or play for time.

Donburi; a Japanese rice-bowl dish with toppings served over rice.

To beat, hit, or thump with a fist.

To dump, abandon, or leave behind; to throw away or put down.

To throw away, discard, or dump something.

To stamp; to apply a stamp, seal, or ink mark onto a document.

To throw or dump onto the ground.

dam2 sam1 dam2 fai3

To beat one's breast in deep regret, grief, or anger.

To feel deep regret, or to blackmail someone.

To hang down; to suspend a rope-like object so that it dangles freely.

泵波鐘泵波钟

To play for time, waste time, or drag out the clock.

Sagging or drooping in skin and body; description of someone who is old, worn out, or wretched.

To hang so low as to touch the ground; extremely long.

To hang down, dangle, or droop.

To stamp; to step or stomp on the floor with force.

The stump of a tree, or a stone.

Pedestal; a block, mound, or low platform.

To dump or put down a heavy object.

Barge; a non-self-propelled floating platform used for loading and unloading cargo.

To bump, bob, or shake up and down.

To strike with the fist, or to jolt.

To jolt or shake something out.

To do time in prison; to serve a jail sentence.

dan3 haa1 lung4

扽蝦籠扽虾笼

To empty one's wallet or spend all of one's money.

To stew or simmer seasoned ingredients, or to double boil or cook in a water bath over low heat.

A dish cooked by double boiling or a water bath, typically a soup.

Steamed egg pudding, which can be prepared either as a sweet dessert or a savory dish.

To be demoted or disciplined.

To demote someone; to experience a job demotion.

燉冬菰炖冬菰

To demote or be demoted.

To bottle up one's anger, frustration, or dissatisfaction.

Double-boiled milk pudding, a traditional Cantonese dessert similar to panna cotta.

A small porcelain or ceramic cooking pot used for double-boiling or stewing food.

Light or lamp; any device that emits light for illumination, signalling, or decoration.

To step on, board, or enter a vehicle or high place.

To extend the leg hard, or to kick with the sole.

An alternative form of the character for lamp or light.