Cantonese words starting with D
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打躬作揖
daa2 gung1 zok3 jap1to bow respectfully with clasped hands
打拱
daa2 gung2to bow with clasped hands
打拱作揖
daa2 gung2 zok3 jap1to bow respectfully with clasped hands
打瓜
daa2 gwaa1a smaller variety of watermelon, with big, edible seeds
打卦
daa2 gwaa3to tell sb's fortune using divinatory trigrams
打關斗打关斗
daa2 gwaan1 dau2front rollover (slang)
打滾打滚
daa2 gwan2to roll about
打棍子
daa2 gwan3 zi2to bludgeon
打光棍
daa2 gwong1 gwan3to live as a bachelor
打哈哈
daa2 haa1 haa1to joke; to make merry
打哈哈兒打哈哈儿
daa2 haa1 haa1 ji4erhua variant of 打哈哈[da3 ha1 ha5]
打哈欠
daa2 haa1 him3to yawn
打下
daa2 haa6to lay (a foundation); to shoot down (a bird etc)
打下手
daa2 haa6 sau2to act in a supporting role
打喊路
daa2 haam3 lou6verb; to yawn
打喊露
daa2 haam3 lou6yawn (slang)
打夯
daa2 haang1to ram
打黑
daa2 hak1to crack down on illegal activities; to fight organized crime
打瞌睡
daa2 hap6 seoi6to doze off
打乞嗤
daa2 hat1 ci1sneeze
打口
daa2 hau2(of CDs, videos etc) surplus (or "cut-out") stock from Western countries, som...
打起
daa2 hei2to fight; to beat; to hit; to be alert; to add
打氣打气
daa2 hei3(verb) Pump someone up;
打氣筒打气筒
daa2 hei3 tung2bicycle pump
打芡
daa2 hin3verb; to thicken the sauce (cookery)
打呵欠
daa2 ho1 him3to yawn
打荷
daa2 ho4noun; apprentice chef, who assist the main chef
打荷包
daa2 ho4 baau1(verb) to steal a wallet; to pickpocket
打響打响
daa2 hoeng2to start shooting or firing; to succeed (of a plan)
打響名號打响名号
daa2 hoeng2 ming4 hou6to become well-known
打響頭炮打响头炮
daa2 hoeng2 tau4 paau3to succeed upon launching (spoken)
打開打开
daa2 hoi1to open; to turn on
打開本書打开本书
daa2 hoi1 bun2 syu1to open the book [written and colloquial]
打開天窗說亮話打开天窗说亮话
daa2 hoi1 tin1 coeng1 syut3 loeng6 waa6(let's) not mince words; (let's) not beat about the bush
打開話匣子打开话匣子
daa2 hoi1 waa6 haap6 zi2to start talking
打鼾
daa2 hon4to snore
打好
daa2 hou2verb; build up
打孔機打孔机
daa2 hung2 gei1hole punching machine; a hole puncher
打孔器
daa2 hung2 hei3hole puncher
打孔鑽打孔钻
daa2 hung2 zyun3auger
打哄
daa2 hung3to fool around
打圈
daa2 hyun1to circle [written and colloquial]
打噎
daa2 ik1hiccup
打印
daa2 jan3to affix a seal; to print out (with a printer)
打印機打印机
daa2 jan3 gei1printer
打印頭打印头
daa2 jan3 tau4print head
打一身
daa2 jat1 san1to give someone a thorough thrashing [colloquial]
打游擊打游击
daa2 jau4 gik1to wage guerrilla warfare; to fight as a guerrilla
打遊戲機打游戏机
daa2 jau4 hei3 gei1Playing video games
打油詩打油诗
daa2 jau4 si1humorous poem
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