Cantonese words starting with D
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打富濟貧打富济贫
daa2 fu3 zai3 pan4to rob the rich to help the poor (idiom)
打風打风
daa2 fung1(verb) to be hit by a typhoon;
打風打唔甩打风打唔甩
daa2 fung1 daa2 m4 lat1so attached that even a typhoon cannot separate; very stable
打家劫舍
daa2 gaa1 gip3 se3to break into a house for robbery (idiom)
打假
daa2 gaa2to fight counterfeiting; to denounce sb's lies
打假波
daa2 gaa2 bo1match-fixing
打架
daa2 gaa3to fight; to come to blows
打嗝
daa2 gaak3to hiccup; to burp
打嗝兒打嗝儿
daa2 gaak3 ji4erhua variant of 打嗝[da3 ge2]
打格仔
daa2 gaak3 zai2pixelize
打格子
daa2 gaak3 zi2to draw a rectangular grid (e.g. of farmland)
打更
daa2 gaang1to sound the night watches (on clappers or gongs, in former times)
打交
daa2 gaau1(verb) to fight; to scuffle;
打交叉
daa2 gaau1 caa1to draw a cross; to cross out
打膠槍打胶枪
daa2 gaau1 coeng1sealant gun
打交道
daa2 gaau1 dou6to make friends
打攪打搅
daa2 gaau2to disturb; to trouble; to bother
打雞血打鸡血
daa2 gai1 hyut3lit. to inject chicken blood
打跟頭打跟头
daa2 gan1 tau4to turn a somersault
打緊打紧
daa2 gan2important
打鳩打鸠
daa2 gau1to fucking beat up [colloquial]
打狗
daa2 gau2Takow, Takao or Takau, old name for Kaohsiung 高雄[Gao1 xiong2] in the southwes...
打狗欺主
daa2 gau2 hei1 zyu2to beat a dog and bully its owner
打救
daa2 gau3the act of saving or rescuing someone or something
打機打机
daa2 gei1to play video games
打機發燒友打机发烧友
daa2 gei1 faat3 siu1 jau2a video game fanatic [colloquial]
打機癮打机瘾
daa2 gei1 jan5video game addiction [colloquial]
打機室打机室
daa2 gei1 sat1gaming room
打擊打击
daa2 gik1to hit; to attack; blow; percussion (music)
打擊樂器打击乐器
daa2 gik1 ngok6 hei3percussion instrument
打劫
daa2 gip3to loot; to plunder
打結打结
daa2 git3to tie a knot
打個白鴿轉打个白鸽转
daa2 go3 baak6 gaap3 zyun3literally: Pigeons make a turn, it means to take a quick stroll then return
打個突打个突
daa2 go3 dat6to surprise [colloquial]
打腳骨打脚骨
daa2 goek3 gwat1an extortion; a highway robbery
打稿子
daa2 gou2 zi2to produce a draft manuscript
打估
daa2 gu2to estimate; to predict; to guess the riddle
打鼓
daa2 gu2to beat a drum; (fig.) to feel nervous
打鼓趁興打鼓趁兴
daa2 gu2 can3 hing3to do things together out of convenience; to do something whilst the timing i...
打穀打谷
daa2 guk1to thresh
打穀場打谷场
daa2 guk1 coeng4threshing floor
打穀機打谷机
daa2 guk1 gei1threshing machine
打官腔
daa2 gun1 hong1to talk officiously; to talk in official jargon
打官司
daa2 gun1 si1to file a lawsuit; to dispute
打官話打官话
daa2 gun1 waa6to talk officiously; to talk in official jargon
打工
daa2 gung1(verb) to work for the employer
打功夫
daa2 gung1 fu1to practice kungfu (martial arts)
打工妹
daa2 gung1 mui1young female worker
打工皇帝
daa2 gung1 wong4 dai3noun;Working Class
打工仔
daa2 gung1 zai2young worker; young male worker
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