Cantonese words starting with D
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大腕
daai6 wun2(coll.) big shot; big name; bigwig; heavyweight
大齋大斋
daai6 zaai1to fast
大齋期大斋期
daai6 zaai1 kei4Lent (Christian period of forty days before Easter)
大齋節大斋节
daai6 zaai1 zit3great fast
大寨
daai6 zaai6Dazhai
大站
daai6 zaam6a major stop along a rail or bus route [written and colloquial]
大閘蟹大闸蟹
daai6 zaap6 haai5Hairy crab; the Chinese mitten crab; to describe a situation where one has mo...
大雜院大杂院
daai6 zaap6 jyun2compound with many families living together
大雜燴大杂烩
daai6 zaap6 wui6mix-up; potpourri
大劑大剂
daai6 zai1to describe that something serious has happened; to be in big trouble; a diff...
大仔
daai6 zai2the eldest son
大掣
daai6 zai3noun; main switch (electricity)
大祭司
daai6 zai3 si1High Priest
大陣仗大阵仗
daai6 zan6 zoeng6(noun
大洲
daai6 zau1continent
大酒店
daai6 zau2 dim3lit. big hotel, as a synonym for funeral parlour
大姐大
daai6 ze1 daai6'big sister'; slang for a female who often leads others in doing things or is...
大姐
daai6 ze2big sister; older sister (also polite term of address for a girl or woman sli...
大姐頭大姐头
daai6 ze2 tau4(Tw) female gang leader; big sister
大姐仔
daai6 ze2 zai2young female
大隻大只
daai6 zek3one who's strong and muscular
大隻講大只讲
daai6 zek3 gong2describes a person who tries to act smart and always exaggerates the actual s...
大隻累累大只累累
daai6 zek3 leoi4 leoi4strong, buff, but not useful
大隻騾騾大只骡骡
daai6 zek3 leoi4 leoi4(slang) to describe someone who is strong, tough and strongly built
大隻佬大只佬
daai6 zek3 lou2(noun) a muscular man ( strong and tough)
大嘴鳥大嘴鸟
daai6 zeoi2 niu5toucan
大嘴烏鴉大嘴乌鸦
daai6 zeoi2 wu1 aa1(bird species of China) large-billed crow (Corvus macrorhynchos)
大進大出大进大出
daai6 zeon3 daai6 ceot1large-scale import and export
大盡大尽
daai6 zeon6lunar month of 30 days
大枝嘢
daai6 zi1 je5an arrogant person
大姊
daai6 zi2eldest sister
大指
daai6 zi2thumb
大紙大纸
daai6 zi2noun; large denomination note, usually 500,1000 HKD
大紫荊勳章大紫荆勋章
daai6 zi2 ging1 fan1 zoeng1Great Bauhinia Medal (GBM), established in 1997 as the highest award under Ho...
大紫胸鸚鵡大紫胸鹦鹉
daai6 zi2 hung1 jing1 mou5(bird species of China) Lord Derby's parakeet (Psittacula derbiana)
大志
daai6 zi3high aims
大致
daai6 zi3more or less; roughly; approximately
大智若愚
daai6 zi3 joek6 jyu4(idiom) great intelligence may appear to be stupidity
大智如愚
daai6 zi3 jyu4 jyu4the wise may appear stupid (idiom); a genius not appreciated in his own time
大致上
daai6 zi3 soeng5to a great extent; imprecise but close to correct; generally
大智慧
daai6 zi3 wai3great wisdom and knowledge (Buddhism)
大字
daai6 zi6Chinese calligraphy
大字報大字报
daai6 zi6 bou3big-character poster
大自然
daai6 zi6 jin4nature (the natural world)
大寺院
daai6 zi6 jyun2abbey
大展鴻圖大展鸿图
daai6 zin2 hung4 tou4to carry out and achieve a great, grand plan or aspiration
大展拳腳大展拳脚
daai6 zin2 kyun4 goek3put one's skills and expertise to good use
大戰大战
daai6 zin3war
大賤賣大贱卖
daai6 zin6 maai6to sell at a big discount
大正
daai6 zing3Taishō, Japanese era name, corresponding to the reign (1912-1926) of emperor ...
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