Cantonese words starting with D

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To beat to death; to kill by striking or hitting repeatedly.

To break rocks with a hammer, or figuratively to perform tedious tasks that require step-by-step execution.

To stay still in one place; to freeze or remain stationary.

Protruding, bulging, or convex; rising above the surrounding surface.

Abruptly; suddenly.

To protrude, stick out, or bulge in physical space.

To protrude or project; to stand out or highlight.

To happen suddenly and unexpectedly.

dat6 fei1 maang5 zeon3

突飛猛進突飞猛进

To progress or improve very quickly.

To make a sudden, violent, or aggressive attack, raid, or assault.

To protrude, bulge, or stick out from a surface.

To protrude, stick out, or bulge upward from a flat surface.

To highlight, stress, or make something stand out by contrast or comparison.

Sudden, unexpected, and happening very quickly without warning.

dat6 jin4 gaan1

突然間突然间

Suddenly; without warning, happening very quickly and unexpectedly.

dat6 jin4 zi1 gaan1

突然之間突然之间

Suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly.

吐谷渾吐谷浑

An ancient state that once existed on the Tibetan Plateau.

dat6 jyu4 kei4 loi4

突如其來突如其来

Sudden and unexpected; happening completely out of the blue without any warning.

Turkic; an ethnic group distributed mainly across Xinjiang, Central Asia, and Western Asia.

dat6 nei4 sai1 aa3

突尼西亞突尼西亚

Tunisia; a country in North Africa with its capital at Tunis.

Protruding eyes; bulging eyes, or the medical condition of exophthalmos.

Abrupt, odd, or conspicuous in a way that causes discomfort or suspicion.

Breakthrough; a major breakthrough or progress in technical or scientific research.

dat6 tau3 geng3

凸透鏡凸透镜

Convex lens; a converging lens that focuses light.

To break through an encirclement.

To launch a sudden attack; to raid.

Braille; a tactile writing system used by visually impaired people consisting of raised dots.

A flat, shallow bowl or basin.

An exclamation used for greeting someone or expressing a sigh.

A bamboo, rattan, or wicker basket, or a simple open container without a cover.

The root and lower stem of certain plants.

To slap or smack someone on the face.

dau1 baa1 sing1

To slap someone in the face.

To drive a car around; to go for a drive.

To strike up a conversation with someone, often with the intention of soliciting business or enticing them away.

dau1 duk1 zoeng1 gwan1

兜篤將軍兜笃将军

To launch a sudden, unexpected attack in chess, or to backstab someone figuratively.

To go for a joyride; to ride or drive for leisure.

To solicit customers; to scout around for potential clients.

dau1 hau2 dau1 min6

Directly to someone's face; right in front of someone's face.

dau1 jan4 jap6 wui2

兜人入會兜人入会

To recruit, lure, or solicit people to join an organization or gang.

A guy, fellow, or group of guys; also to recruit people to join a gang.

To tout, solicit, or drum up business on the street.

To make a detour; to take a longer and less direct path.

Scruffy, shabby, or idle; describing someone who is untidy, dirty, or doing nothing.

dau1 saan4 zai2

To hawk or peddle; to solicit customers and promote sales.

Head-on, or directly at the head.

To catch or hold something from underneath, typically to prevent it from falling.

Small, or conversely, large.

To entangle, wind, or twist; also to correct or investigate.