Cantonese words starting with D

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din6 zi2 gung1 cing4

電子工程电子工程

Electronic engineering; the engineering branch concerned with small electronic systems such as communications and circuitry.

din6 zi2 jau4 gin2

電子郵件电子邮件

Electronic mail; email.

din6 zi2 jau4 hei3 gei1

電子遊戲機电子游戏机

An electronic game device or video game console.

din6 zi2 jyun4 gin6

電子元件电子元件

Electronic component.

電子流电子流

Electron flow; the stream of electrons moving through a conductor.

電子書电子书

E-book; a digital book read on an electronic device.

din6 zi2 zi6 din2

電子字典电子字典

Electronic dictionary.

din6 zing1 tai2

電晶體电晶体

Transistor; a semiconductor device used to amplify or switch electrical signals.

Electrical resistance; the opposition that a substance offers to the flow of electric current, measured in ohms.

Plasma; the fourth fundamental state of matter containing ionized gas with high electrical conductivity.

An electric clock, or an electric bell.

Electric drill; a power tool shaped like a gun, used with various bits to drill holes or drive screws.

A person, especially a male, a male servant, or a manual laborer.

To microwave food, or to ride a tram or Light Rail.

An alternative, common pronunciation for the character 汀 (ting4), used in place names.

A chō or machi; a level of administrative division in Japan.

To stare at; to look at someone or something with undivided attention.

Tincture; a medicine made by dissolving a drug in alcohol.

The fourth or lowest grade; D grade.

A nickname for the double-decker trams on Hong Kong Island.

ding1 ding1 tong2

Deuk Deuk Tong; a traditional hard maltose candy in Hong Kong, broken into pieces with a small hammer and chisel.

The ding-dong sound of a doorbell, wind chime, or similar clear ring.

The clinking sound of metal or jade; also the character Doraemon.

Clove; a type of flower-based spice originating from India.

ding1 ling1 dong1 long1

叮呤噹啷叮呤当啷

Jingle-jangle; the clattering sound of metal or glass objects clashing against each other.

An extremely small amount; a tiny bit.

Small House; a house built by a male indigenous villager of the New Territories in Hong Kong.

T-step; a stance in martial arts or dance where the toes of one foot point perpendicular to the other.

To urge repeatedly; to exhort or remind someone earnestly.

To stare at, watch closely, or keep an eye on.

To withstand, support, or resist an external force in order to maintain a state or position.

An ancient Chinese three-legged bronze vessel used for sacrificial or commemorative purposes, symbolizing power.

To temporarily substitute for someone at work.

To secretly take the blame, substitute, or stand in for someone else.

ding2 dak1 seon6

頂得順顶得顺

To be able to put up with something or someone; to tolerate or endure.

ding2 dak1 zyu6

頂得住顶得住

To be able to withstand, bear, or hold up under pressure or weight.

The summit or peak; also the most expensive tier of dim sum dishes in Chinese restaurants.

At most, at the very most, or at the absolute limit.

To act as a temporary stand-in; to take over someone's job or role temporarily, or to make up the numbers.

The highest point, peak, or furthest end of something.

The highest point of a mountain, or the peak of development of an event.

To talk back or contradict a superior, such as a parent or teacher.

ding2 gwaa1 gwaa1

頂瓜瓜顶瓜瓜

Excellent; marvelous; outstanding.

ding2 hau4 ding2 geng2

頂喉頂頸顶喉顶颈

To argue back, answer back, or talk back defiantly.

The best; excellent; first-rate.

To satisfy a craving, desire, or addiction temporarily.

The big boss of a triad gang; the top leader.

To transfer the ownership of a business.

Top-class, first-class, first-rate, or top-level.