Cantonese words starting with D

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To count, tally, or check a quantity item by item.

dim2 syun3 hou2

點算好点算好

What to do; what is the best way to handle a situation.

dim2 syun3 hou2 ne1

點算好呢点算好呢

What should I do? How should we handle this?

An expression used to ask for someone's opinion; what do you think?

To state, summarize, or bring out the main theme of a written work in a single sentence.

To nod; to tilt one's head slightly to indicate agreement or greeting.

dim2 waa6 dim2 hou2

點話點好点话点好

As you wish; whatever you say is fine.

To decorate, embellish, or adorn.

Unexpectedly; who would have thought; how could one know.

Basis point or pip; the smallest price increment in financial markets.

Not only; more than just (often used in rhetorical questions).

dim2 zi2 bing1 bing1

點指兵兵点指兵兵

Eeny, meeny, miny, moe; a children's counting game used to make a random choice.

dim2 zi2 gam3 gaan2 daan1

點止咁簡單点止咁简单

It's not that simple; there is more to it than meets the eye.

Braille; a tactile writing system using raised dots for visually impaired people.

How to do something, or what to do.

O'clock; hour; a classifier used for telling the time on the hour.

Shop, store, or business premises.

To miss or keep thinking about someone or something.

To disgrace, stain, or bring shame upon; a blemish or flaw in jade.

To stand on tiptoe; to lift the heels and balance on the toes.

Settled, sorted out, or in a perfect state.

To keep thinking about; to miss or worry about someone or something.

Shop assistant; store clerk or retail staff.

To keep in mind with concern; to worry or care about someone over a long period.

A shop or store; a fixed place where a business conducts trade.

All sorted; completely settled or successfully resolved.

Waiter or tavern keeper in ancient China.

Successfully completed, settled, or sorted out.

Store manager; the person in charge of a shop.

Shopkeeper; the owner or proprietor of a shop.

掂筆甩掂笔甩

Perfectly straight.

dim6 gwo3 luk1 ze3

掂過碌蔗掂过碌蔗

Extremely smooth; highly successful; going very well.

dim6 gwo3 tiu4 ze3

掂過條蔗掂过条蔗

Extremely smooth, successful, and without any hitch; going very well.

A smooth road, a straight path, or a good method for doing things.

The summit or peak of a mountain.

Abbreviation for Yunnan Province in southwest China.

Used in transliterations.

Crazy, mad, or mentally deranged; wild, frantic, or silly.

Insane or mentally unbalanced; also to jolt, bump, or shake.

To bump or jolt, or to be bumpy and uneven.

din1 din1 dak1 dak1

癲癲得得癫癫得得

Eccentric, wild, and acting a bit crazy or silly but in a expressive and carefree manner.

din1 din1 fai3 fai3

癲癲廢廢癫癫废废

Silly, eccentric, or behaving in a slightly crazy or goofy manner.

To turn upside down, invert, or reverse the order or truth of something.

din1 dou2 hak1 baak6

顛倒黑白颠倒黑白

To distort the facts or confuse right and wrong; to call white black.

din1 dou3 mou4 leon4

癲到無倫癫到无伦

Extremely crazy; totally nuts.

To subvert, topple, or overturn a regime or an established idea.

The summit of a mountain, or the peak of one's career or performance.

A crazy, hysterical, or constantly raging woman.

A mad dog, or a metaphor for someone whose behavior is eccentric, wild, or lunatic.

Epilepsy; a brain disorder characterized by recurrent seizures.