Cantonese words starting with D

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diu6 zyun3 tau4

掉轉頭掉转头

To turn around; to change direction or reverse course.

diu6 zyun3 tau4

調轉頭调转头

To turn around, invert, or do something in reverse order.

Toast; short for toast (多士).

do1 bat1 sing1 sou3

多不勝數多不胜数

Countless; too many to count.

多邊形多边形

Polygon; a closed geometric shape on a plane made up of more than two line segments.

多寶魚多宝鱼

Turbot; a flatfish with both eyes on its left side and brown markings on its body.

Most likely; probably; in most cases.

Prolific; highly productive, especially describing artists or writers who produce a large volume of work.

多層次多层次

Multilevel; having many levels or layers.

do1 cang4 paak3 ce1 coeng4

多層泊車場多层泊车场

Multi-storey car park.

do1 cang4 ting4 ce1 coeng4

多層停車場多层停车场

Multi-storey car park or parking garage.

do1 ceoi4 siu2 bou2

多除少補多除少补

To pay an approximate amount first, with any surplus returned and any shortfall made up later.

多春魚多春鱼

Capelin, smelt, or similar small, roe-filled fish commonly used in Japanese cuisine.

do1 ci2 jat1 geoi2

多此一舉多此一举

To perform an unnecessary, superfluous action; to make extra trouble for oneself.

Sentimental and easily affected by emotions, or unfaithful and loving multiple people at once.

do1 coi4 do1 ngai6

多才多藝多才多艺

Multitalented; possessing many skills and talents.

do1 coi4 sin6 gu2

多財善賈多财善贾

Wealthy and good at business; one can achieve things easily when one has all the necessary resources.

To be up to; to reach as many or as much as a certain amount.

Thanks to; to have someone or something to thank for a positive result.

do1 dak1 nei5 m4 siu2

多得你唔少

Thanks for nothing; thank you a lot (said with sarcasm, frustration, or annoyance).

Thanks entirely to; to be fully indebted to.

More; to a greater degree or in a larger quantity.

Plenty; a great deal; in abundance.

An extremely large amount of something, with virtually no upper limit.

do1 do1 jik1 sin6

The more the better; the more the merrier.

多多聲多多声

By far; a lot more; used in comparisons to indicate a vast superiority or difference.

do1 do1 si6 gon3

多多事幹多多事干

Meddlesome, nosy, or busybodying.

do1 do1 si6 sat6

多多事實多多事实

Making too many excuses.

do1 do1 siu2 siu2

More or less; to some extent or at least a little bit.

How annoying, or a lot of annoying things.

Full of ideas, plans, or strategies.

多鳩餘多鸠余

Extremely unnecessary, redundant, or superfluous.

How long; a question word for the duration of time.

多舊魚多旧鱼

Unnecessary, redundant, or nonsense; a homophonic euphemism.

do1 geoi3 zeoi2

To say something more; to chip in with additional, sometimes unnecessary words.

Togo, a country in West Africa with its capital in Lomé.

do1 go3 hoeng1 lou4 do1 zek3 gwai2

多個香爐多隻鬼多个香炉多只鬼

An idiom warning that having more people involved, or taking on extra unnecessary tasks, only brings more trouble.

do1 gun2 haan4 si6

多管閒事多管闲事

To meddle in other people's business; to pry into affairs that do not concern one.

Number, quantity, or amount.

To speak out of turn, repeat oneself, or gossip.

Talkative; speaking too much.

How wonderful; so good.

do1 jat1 si6 bat1 jyu4 siu2 jat1 si6

多一事不如少一事

It is better to avoid unnecessary trouble or involvement; better to let things be.

do1 jat1 si6 zoeng2 jat1 zi3

多一事長一智多一事长一智

To grow wiser from experience or mistakes.

Suspicious, paranoid, or distrustful of others.

Various, diverse, or manifold; of more than one kind.

More than; greater than a certain quantity.

Surplus, superfluous, or unnecessary.

do1 jyu4 ngau4 mou4

Countless; as numerous as the hairs on an ox.

Diverse, pluralistic, or multivariate; having different things coexisting.