Cantonese words starting with D

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大转弯
daai6 zyun3 waan1a volte-face; a big turn
大绝灭
daai6 zyut6 mit6mass extinction
daam1carry; a surname; to carry on a shoulder
daam1(verb) to carry
daam1gaze intently; to look up; looking attentively; to stare at; to loiter
daam1to indulge in; to tarry; sorrow); to miss the chance to do something
daam1(Cant.) to raise the head
担保
daam1 bou2to assure
担保信
daam1 bou2 seon3a letter of guarantee
担保书
daam1 bou2 syu1a letter of gurantee [written and colloquial]
担戴
daam1 daai3reliable; responsible
担大旗
daam1 daai6 kei4describes the situation where a person has to be the leader to show the way
担待
daam1 doi6to pardon; to take responsibility
担当
daam1 dong1to hold responsibility
担幡买水
daam1 faan1 maai5 seoi2Chinese customs and ceremony led and conducted by the eldest son in the funer...
担负
daam1 fu6to shoulder; to undertake
担风险
daam1 fung1 him2to assume responsibility for the risk
担架
daam1 gaa2stretcher; bier
担架兵
daam1 gaa2 bing1stretcher bearer (military)
担架床
daam1 gaa2 cong4stretcher
担架抬
daam1 gaa2 toi4stretcher (for the injured)
担惊受怕
daam1 geng1 sau6 paa3(idiom) apprehensive; alarmed; anxious
担搁
daam1 gok3variant of 耽擱|耽搁[dan1 ge5]
耽搁
daam1 gok3to tarry; to stop over
竿担竿
daam1 gon1shoulder pole; carry pole
担纲
daam1 gong1to play the leading role
担高头
daam1 gou1 tau4to raise one's head to look up
担荷
daam1 ho6to shoulder a burden
担任
daam1 jam6to hold the position of
担忧
daam1 jau1to worry
担懮
daam1 jau1worry
耽忧
daam1 jau1variant of 擔憂|担忧[dan1 you1]
儋县
daam1 jyun6Dan county, Hainan
担误
daam1 ng6variant of 耽誤|耽误[dan1 wu5]
耽误
daam1 ng6to delay; to waste time
daam1 nik6to indulge in
担心
daam1 sam1anxious; uneasy; to be anxious
daam1 sam1variant of 擔心|担心[dan1 xin1]
担屎都唔偷食
daam1 si2 dou1 m4 tau1 sik6literally: not take the shit; In fact, to describe this man as a very honest ...
担屎唔偷食
daam1 si2 m4 tau1 sik6literally: not take the shit; In fact, to describe this man as a very honest ...
担承
daam1 sing4to undertake
担梯
daam1 tai1the lowest grade of "H" in Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HK...
daam1 tin1 mong6 dei6(adjective) absentminded; not paying attention; standing around doing nothing...
daam1 tin1 mong6 dei6to be inattentive; to look around with nothing to do; to be distracted
daam1 zau1see 儋州市[Dan1 zhou1 Shi4]
daam1 zau1 si5Danzhou, prefecture-level city in Hainan Province 海南省[Hai3 nan2 Sheng3]
担遮
daam1 ze1verb; holding an umbrella
担正
daam1 zeng3verb; acting as leading role (director, actor)
daam2gall bladder; guts; inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inner contai...
daam2black colour; tattoo

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