Cantonese words starting with D

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大同区
daai6 tung4 keoi1Datong or Tatung District of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 Shi4], Taiwan
daai6 tung4 si5Datong, prefecture-level city in Shanxi Province 山西省[Shan1 xi1 Sheng3]
大同小异
daai6 tung4 siu2 ji6virtually the same
大洼
daai6 waa1see 大窪區|大洼区[Da4 wa1 Qu1]
大华
daai6 waa4Great China [written and colloquial]
大话
daai6 waa6(noun) a lie (this means 'big talk' in Mandarin)
大话夹好彩
daai6 waa6 gaap3 hou2 coi2all by luck; by a stroke of luck
大话鬼
daai6 waa6 gwai2a liar [colloquial]
大话骰
daai6 waa6 sik1liar's dice (dice game)
大话精
daai6 waa6 zing1noun; Spin doctor or big fat liar
大坏蛋
daai6 waai6 daan2scoundrel
daai6 waak6 bat1 gaai2to be at a loss (idiom)
大环
daai6 waan4Tai Wan, a locality in Kowloon, Hong Kong
大环山
daai6 waan4 saan1Tai Wan Shan, located in Hong Kong
daai6 wai3captain (army rank)
大围
daai6 wai4the name of a place in Hong Kong: Tai Wai
大为
daai6 wai4very
大伟
daai6 wai5David (name)
大苇莺
daai6 wai5 ang1(bird species of China) great reed warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus)
大卫
daai6 wai6(name) David
大卫营和约
daai6 wai6 jing4 wo4 joek3the Camp David agreement of 1978 brokered by President Jimmy Carter between I...
大运
daai6 wan6World University Games (formerly "Universiade") (abbr. for 大學生運動會|大学生运动会[Da4 ...
大运河
daai6 wan6 ho4the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC
大蝾螈
daai6 wing4 jyun4Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus davidianus)
大锅
daai6 wo1a big wok
大锅饭
daai6 wo1 faan6meal cooked in a large pot; (fig.) system that rewards everyone equally regar...
大窝口
daai6 wo1 hau2the name of a place in Hong Kong: Tai Wo Hau
daai6 wo4Yamato, an ancient Japanese province, a period of Japanese history, a place n...
大祸
daai6 wo6disaster
大祸临头
daai6 wo6 lam4 tau4facing imminent catastrophe; all hell will break loose
大镬
daai6 wok6something seriously bad that has happened; "bugger" (exclamation)
大获全胜
daai6 wok6 cyun4 sing3to seize total victory (idiom); an overwhelming victory
大镬饭
daai6 wok6 faan6(noun) a big wok of rice cooked for a large group of people; to be all in the...
大镬嘢
daai6 wok6 je5a big mess; a big disaster [colloquial]
daai6 wong4king; person having expert skill in something
daai6 wong4the leader of a conspiracy [colloquial]
大黄
daai6 wong4rhubarb (botany)
大黄蜂
daai6 wong4 fung1bumblebee
大黄冠啄木鸟
daai6 wong4 gun3 doek3 muk6 niu5(bird species of China) greater yellownape (Chrysophlegma flavinucha)
大黄鱼
daai6 wong4 jyu2Croceine croaker (Pseudosciaena crocea), a fish popular in Cantonese cooking
daai6 wong4 ngaan5adj; greedy
大乌鸦
daai6 wu1 aa1a raven
大乌苏里岛
daai6 wu1 sou1 lei5 dou2Bolshoi Ussuriisk Island in the Heilongjiang or Amur river, at mouth of the U...
daai6 wu4Dahu or Tahu township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Ta...
大湖乡
daai6 wu4 hoeng1Dahu or Tahu township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Ta...
大户
daai6 wu6great family; large landlord
大会
daai6 wui2general assembly; convention
大会堂
daai6 wui2 tong4city hall
daai6 wui4 hoeng1Chinese anise
daai6 wui4 hoeng1 zi2aniseed

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