Cantonese words starting with D

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To fish, or to nod off and doze.

Suspension bridge, or drawbridge.

Suspension bridge or drawbridge.

diu3 laap6 aap2

吊臘鴨吊腊鸭

To hang oneself.

To shadow, tail, or secretly follow someone.

To enhance, bring out, or elevate the flavor of food.

To struggle to sustain one's life using medicine, water, food, or other life-support measures when extremely weak or near death.

吊門桔吊门桔

Skinny; extremely thin.

diu3 nai4 maang5

釣泥猛钓泥猛

An unlicensed cab trolling for passengers along a fixed route.

Bait for catching fish.

To be broke, unemployed, and unable to afford food; to literally "hang up the clay pot" because there is nothing to cook.

Ceiling fan; a fan suspended from the ceiling.

To revoke, withdraw, or cancel an agreement or license.

diu3 siu1 paai4 ziu3

吊銷牌照吊销牌照

To revoke a license.

diu3 siu1 zap1 ziu3

吊銷執照吊销执照

To revoke a license.

Sling; a rope or cable rigging used for lifting heavy loads.

To attend a funeral, pay one's respects to the deceased, and offer condolences to the family.

Gymnastic rings; the men's gymnastics apparatus and event consisting of two rings suspended by steel cables.

To perform wire-flying scenes in film or television; to use steel wires to support actors in aerial maneuvers.

To hang from a wire for action sequences or acrobatics in films, TV shows, or stage performances.

Pendant; an ornament worn hanging from a necklace.

A hanging bell, uvula, or bellflower.

diu3 zung1 faa1

吊鐘花吊钟花

Chinese New Year flower (Enkianthus quinqueflorus), a bell-shaped flower native to South China.

diu3 zyu6 tiu4 mei5

吊住條尾吊住条尾

To tag along to someone all the time; to follow someone closely.

Quiet and secluded; elegant and slender.

To transfer, move, or swap positions.

To sneakily swap, exchange, or substitute one thing for another.

To swing one's arms and walk away, showing a complete lack of concern.

diu6 bing1 hin2 zoeng3

調兵遣將调兵遣将

To deploy forces, allocate manpower, or assign tasks to people.

To sow discord; to stir up trouble between people.

To investigate, survey, or research in order to understand a situation; an investigation or survey.

diu6 caa4 bou3 gou3

調查報告调查报告

An investigation report or survey report.

To transfer cells in prison.

To leave behind; to abandon or desert someone or something.

To dispatch, schedule, coordinate, or allocate resources.

To transfer, reallocate, or mobilize resources.

diu6 ging2 leng5

調景嶺调景岭

Tiu Keng Leng, an area in the southern part of Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong.

Tone mark in a writing or romanization system, or a key signature in musical notation.

To be transferred to another post or position by a superior.

diu6 ji5 hing1 sam1

掉以輕心掉以轻心

To lower one's guard; to treat something lightly or let down one's vigilance.

Valve; a device for controlling the passage of fluid through a pipe.

To send, deploy, or assign personnel.

To mix, blend, or concoct a liquid from various ingredients, such as a medicine or a cocktail.

To raise, adjust upward, or increase a value.

To make a U-turn; to turn 180 degrees and proceed in the opposite direction.

To change or swap seats.

To exchange, change, or swap things with someone else.

To be transferred to another job, post, or department.

To swap, exchange, or invert the direction or position of something.