Cantonese words starting with D

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(coll.) big shot; big name; bigwig; heavyweight

daai6 zaai1 kei4

大齋期大斋期

Lent (Christian period of forty days before Easter)

daai6 zaai1 zit3

大齋節大斋节

a major stop along a rail or bus route [written and colloquial]

daai6 zaap6 haai5

大閘蟹大闸蟹

Hairy crab; the Chinese mitten crab; to describe a situation where one has money tied up in shares that have made a big loss in the trading market

daai6 zaap6 jyun2

大雜院大杂院

compound with many families living together

daai6 zaap6 wui6

大雜燴大杂烩

mix-up; potpourri

to describe that something serious has happened; to be in big trouble; a difficult mess

noun; main switch (electricity)

daai6 zan6 zoeng6

大陣仗大阵仗

daai6 zau2 dim3

lit. big hotel, as a synonym for funeral parlour

daai6 ze1 daai6

'big sister'; slang for a female who often leads others in doing things or is often being relied on by others to make decisions or plans; a female gang leader

big sister; older sister (also polite term of address for a girl or woman slightly older than the speaker)

大姐頭大姐头

(Tw) female gang leader; big sister

one who's strong and muscular

daai6 zek3 gong2

大隻講大只讲

describes a person who tries to act smart and always exaggerates the actual situation of the matter(s) or event(s) and

daai6 zek3 leoi4 leoi4

大隻累累大只累累

strong, buff, but not useful

daai6 zek3 leoi4 leoi4

大隻騾騾大只骡骡

(slang) to describe someone who is strong, tough and strongly built

daai6 zek3 lou2

大隻佬大只佬

(noun) a muscular man ( strong and tough)

daai6 zeoi2 niu5

大嘴鳥大嘴鸟

daai6 zeoi2 wu1 aa1

大嘴烏鴉大嘴乌鸦

(bird species of China) large-billed crow (Corvus macrorhynchos)

daai6 zeon3 daai6 ceot1

大進大出大进大出

large-scale import and export

lunar month of 30 days

an arrogant person

noun; large denomination note, usually 500,1000 HKD

daai6 zi2 ging1 fan1 zoeng1

大紫荊勳章大紫荆勋章

Great Bauhinia Medal (GBM), established in 1997 as the highest award under Hong Kong's honors and awards system

daai6 zi2 hung1 jing1 mou5

大紫胸鸚鵡大紫胸鹦鹉

(bird species of China) Lord Derby's parakeet (Psittacula derbiana)

more or less; roughly; approximately

daai6 zi3 joek6 jyu4

(idiom) great intelligence may appear to be stupidity

daai6 zi3 jyu4 jyu4

the wise may appear stupid (idiom); a genius not appreciated in his own time

daai6 zi3 soeng5

to a great extent; imprecise but close to correct; generally

great wisdom and knowledge (Buddhism)

Chinese calligraphy

大字報大字报

big-character poster

nature (the natural world)

daai6 zi6 jyun2

daai6 zin2 hung4 tou4

大展鴻圖大展鸿图

to carry out and achieve a great, grand plan or aspiration

daai6 zin2 kyun4 goek3

大展拳腳大展拳脚

put one's skills and expertise to good use

daai6 zin6 maai6

大賤賣大贱卖

to sell at a big discount

Taishō, Japanese era name, corresponding to the reign (1912-1926) of emperor Yoshihito 嘉仁[Jia1 ren2]