Cantonese words starting with D
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daai6 tung4 keoi1
大同區大同区
Datong or Tatung District of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 Shi4], Taiwan
daai6 tung4 si5
大同市
Datong, prefecture-level city in Shanxi Province 山西省[Shan1 xi1 Sheng3]
daai6 tung4 siu2 ji6
大同小異大同小异
virtually the same
daai6 waa1
大窪大洼
see 大窪區|大洼区[Da4 wa1 Qu1]
daai6 waa4
大華大华
Great China [written and colloquial]
daai6 waa6
大話大话
(noun) a lie (this means 'big talk' in Mandarin)
daai6 waa6 gaap3 hou2 coi2
大話夾好彩大话夹好彩
all by luck; by a stroke of luck
daai6 waa6 gwai2
大話鬼大话鬼
a liar [colloquial]
daai6 waa6 sik1
大話骰大话骰
liar's dice (dice game)
daai6 waa6 zing1
大話精大话精
noun; Spin doctor or big fat liar
daai6 waai6 daan2
大壞蛋大坏蛋
scoundrel
daai6 waak6 bat1 gaai2
大惑不解
to be at a loss (idiom)
daai6 waan4
大環大环
Tai Wan, a locality in Kowloon, Hong Kong
daai6 waan4 saan1
大環山大环山
Tai Wan Shan, located in Hong Kong
daai6 wai3
大尉
captain (army rank)
daai6 wai4
大圍大围
the name of a place in Hong Kong: Tai Wai
daai6 wai4
大為大为
very
daai6 wai5
大偉大伟
David (name)
daai6 wai5 ang1
大葦鶯大苇莺
(bird species of China) great reed warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus)
daai6 wai6
大衛大卫
(name) David
daai6 wai6 jing4 wo4 joek3
大衛營和約大卫营和约
the Camp David agreement of 1978 brokered by President Jimmy Carter between Israel and Egypt
daai6 wan6
大運大运
World University Games (formerly "Universiade") (abbr. for 大學生運動會|大学生运动会[Da4 xue2 sheng1 Yun4 dong4 hui4])
daai6 wan6 ho4
大運河大运河
the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC
daai6 wing4 jyun4
大蠑螈大蝾螈
Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus davidianus)
daai6 wo1
大鍋大锅
a big wok
daai6 wo1 faan6
大鍋飯大锅饭
meal cooked in a large pot; (fig.) system that rewards everyone equally regardless of merit
daai6 wo1 hau2
大窩口大窝口
the name of a place in Hong Kong: Tai Wo Hau
daai6 wo4
大和
Yamato, an ancient Japanese province, a period of Japanese history, a place name, a surname etc
daai6 wo6
大禍大祸
disaster
daai6 wo6 lam4 tau4
大禍臨頭大祸临头
facing imminent catastrophe; all hell will break loose
daai6 wok6
大鑊大镬
something seriously bad that has happened; "bugger" (exclamation)
daai6 wok6 cyun4 sing3
大獲全勝大获全胜
to seize total victory (idiom); an overwhelming victory
daai6 wok6 faan6
大鑊飯大镬饭
(noun) a big wok of rice cooked for a large group of people; to be all in the same 'big mix'; to describe a situation where everyone receives the same treatment regardless of their contributions ; circumstances; to describe a situation where one takes advantage of a collective system for personal gain without under a communal
daai6 wok6 je5
大鑊嘢大镬嘢
a big mess; a big disaster [colloquial]
daai6 wong4
大王
king; person having expert skill in something
daai6 wong4
大皇
the leader of a conspiracy [colloquial]
daai6 wong4
大黃大黄
rhubarb (botany)
daai6 wong4 fung1
大黃蜂大黄蜂
bumblebee
daai6 wong4 gun3 doek3 muk6 niu5
大黃冠啄木鳥大黄冠啄木鸟
(bird species of China) greater yellownape (Chrysophlegma flavinucha)
daai6 wong4 jyu2
大黃魚大黄鱼
Croceine croaker (Pseudosciaena crocea), a fish popular in Cantonese cooking
daai6 wong4 ngaan5
大王眼
adj; greedy
daai6 wu1 aa1
大烏鴉大乌鸦
a raven
daai6 wu1 sou1 lei5 dou2
大烏蘇里島大乌苏里岛
Bolshoi Ussuriisk Island in the Heilongjiang or Amur river, at mouth of the Ussuri River opposite Khabarovsk
daai6 wu4
大湖
Dahu or Tahu township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan
daai6 wu4 hoeng1
大湖鄉大湖乡
Dahu or Tahu township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan
daai6 wu6
大戶大户
great family; large landlord
daai6 wui2
大會大会
general assembly; convention
daai6 wui2 tong4
大會堂大会堂
city hall
daai6 wui4 hoeng1
大茴香
Chinese anise
daai6 wui4 hoeng1 zi2
大茴香子
aniseed