Cantonese words starting with D

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To print; to transfer characters or patterns onto paper or cloth using ink or toner.

打印機打印机

Printer; a machine used for printing text or images.

To give someone a thorough thrashing; to beat someone up.

daa2 jau4 hei3 gei1

打遊戲機打游戏机

To play video games.

打油詩打油诗

Doggerel; a form of free-style, informal poetry with a consistent number of syllables and rhyming lines.

daa2 jau5 ji4 bo1

打友誼波打友谊波

To have casual sex, such as with a friend or for benefits.

打野戰打野战

To play paintball or war games.

To hiccup or burp.

To disturb, bother, or interrupt someone while they are doing something.

To close a shop for the day, ending business hours and stopping service.

To catch fish; to fish.

daa2 jyu4 daan2

打魚蛋打鱼蛋

To grope or squeeze a woman's breast.

打魚佬打鱼佬

Fisherman; a man who catches fish for a living.

To prepare for, plan ahead, or predict an eventuality.

To finish playing a game or sport, or to finish making a phone call.

daa2 jyun4 coeng4

打圓場打圆场

To smooth things over, mediate a dispute, or defuse a tense situation.

daa2 jyun4 zaai1 m4 jiu3 wo4 soeng2

打完齋唔要和尚打完斋唔要和尚

To discard or abandon someone as soon as they have helped you achieve your goal.

打ｃａｒｄ

To clock in or out of work using a card; to punch in.

To clock in or out of work, or to check in at a location on social media.

daa2 kaat1 zung1

打卡鐘打卡钟

Time recorder or punch clock used for logging working hours.

打茄輪打茄轮

To French kiss; to make out.

daa2 keoi4 lou5 mou2

To fuck someone's mother; used as a euphemism.

Tangled, knotted, or twisted together, especially of long thin objects like cables or thread.

To strike down, defeat, or smash.

To practice boxing; to box.

To break or smash something into pieces through impact.

daa2 laan6 saa1 pun4 man6 dou3 duk1

打爛沙盤問到篤打烂沙盘问到笃

To ask persistent questions to get to the bottom of something; to investigate thoroughly.

daa2 laan6 saa1 pun4 man6 dou3 duk1

打爛砂盆問到篤打烂砂盆问到笃

To get to the bottom of a matter by asking persistent, detailed questions.

daa2 laan6 zaai1 but3

打爛齋缽打烂斋钵

To break a vow of abstinence or asceticism, especially a vegetarian diet.

daa2 laan6 zaai1 but3

打爛齋鉢打烂斋鉢

To break a resolution, vow, or precept; to end a period of religious abstention.

打爛咗打烂咗

To have broken or shattered something.

To have Chiu Chow style food for dinner or late-night supper.

daa2 laang5 zan3

To shiver or shudder due to cold, fear, or nervousness.

To wax; to apply a layer of wax to a surface to make it shiny and protect it.

To salvage or recover things from underwater.

To take care of, maintain, or manage a place, object, or household chores.

daa2 leng5 daai2

打領帶打领带

To wear or tie a necktie.

To thunder; to have thunder.

To hunt; to go to the wild to capture or kill animals using tools.

To make a big fuss looking for someone, as if beating a gong to draw attention.

daa2 lo2 dou1 wan2 m4 dou2

打鑼都搵唔倒打锣都揾唔倒

Extremely hard to find; impossible to locate even with a massive search or effort.

daa2 lo2 dou1 wan2 m4 dou2

打鑼都搵唔到打锣都揾唔到

To be extremely rare, precious, or impossible to find even if one searches everywhere.

To size someone up; to look someone up and down to assess them, often with hostile or suspicious intent.

daa2 lok6 seoi2 gau2

To beat a dog in the water; to kick someone when they are down or strike an already defeated enemy.

daa2 lung4 gei1

打窿機打窿机

Hole punch; a stationery tool used to punch holes in paper.

daa2 lung4 tung1

打籠通打笼通

To collude, conspire, or collaborate secretly to commit a wrongful act.

daa2 lung4 tung1

打龍通打龙通

To collude, gang up, or work together secretly to cheat or trick someone.

To disrupt, upset, or throw into confusion; to interfere with an existing order or arrangement.