Cantonese words starting with D

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dai6 ji6 gwai3 dou6

Second quarter of a year or financial year.

The second day, the next day, or another day in the future.

dai6 ji6 jing4 tong4 niu6 beng6

第二型糖尿病

Type 2 diabetes.

dai6 ji6 joeng6

第二樣第二样

Another kind; a different thing.

第二輪第二轮

Second round of a match, election, or process.

dai6 ji6 sai3 gaai3

Second World; the former Soviet Union and its allies during the Cold War.

第二聲第二声

The second tone in Chinese languages, such as the rising tone in Mandarin or the high rising tone in Cantonese.

The Second Sex (the 1949 book by Simone de Beauvoir).

The next day; the following day.

Another thing, a different item, or something else.

Dijon, a city in France.

Servants; underlings.

dai6 lak6 nei4 on1 hoi2

第勒尼安海

Tyrrhenian Sea, the part of the Mediterranean Sea situated between Sardinia and the Italian mainland.

Sixth sense; intuition, or the ability to foresee the development and outcome of events.

dai6 luk6 gam2 gok3

第六感覺第六感觉

Sixth sense; intuition or extrasensory perception.

The very last; bottom of the list.

Younger siblings, or specifically a younger brother's wife.

To live at peace as brothers; to maintain brotherly love and harmony.

第納爾第纳尔

Dinar; the unit of currency used in several countries.

Fifth; fifthly.

The penis; fifth limb.

dai6 ng5 zung1 deoi6

第五縱隊第五纵队

Fifth column; a group within a country at war who are sympathetic to or working for its enemies.

dai6 ngaan5 sik1

遞眼色递眼色

To give someone a meaningful look or to signal with one's eyes.

Third; the third item or place in a sequence.

dai6 saam1 caan2 jip6

第三產業第三产业

The tertiary sector of industry; the service sector.

dai6 saam1 dai3 gwok3

第三帝國第三帝国

The Third Reich; the Nazi regime in Germany from 1933 to 1945.

dai6 saam1 fong1

dai6 saam1 gaan2

第三繭第三茧

A third conviction or prison sentence.

dai6 saam1 gei2

第三紀第三纪

Tertiary; the geological period from 66 million to 2.6 million years ago.

dai6 saam1 gwai3 dou6

Third quarter of a financial or calendar year.

dai6 saam1 gwok3 zai3

第三國際第三国际

The Third International; the Comintern.

dai6 saam1 sai3 gaai3

Third World; developing countries or regions with relatively lower levels of development.

dai6 saam1 sing1

第三聲第三声

The third tone in Mandarin Chinese.

A third party, or an intruder in a romantic relationship.

dai6 saam1 zek3 goek3

第三隻腳第三只脚

The penis; a slang term referring to the male sex organ.

dai6 saam1 zong6 taai3

第三狀態第三状态

Suboptimal health status; a state of being between healthy and ill.

The next life or next reincarnation.

Fourth; the fourth.

第四紀第四纪

The Quaternary, the geological period spanning from 2.58 million years ago to the present.

dai6 sei3 gwai3

The fourth quarter of a year or a fiscal period.

dai6 sei3 gwai3 dou6

Fourth quarter of a financial or calendar year.

dai6 sei3 sing1

第四聲第四声

The fourth tone in Chinese tonal systems, such as the falling tone in Mandarin or the low-falling/low-flat tone in Cantonese.

第四臺第四台

Fourth channel; usually referring to an unlicensed or pirate television station.

In the future; later; next time.

Another time; in the future.

Younger brother's wife; sister-in-law.

To go through successive changes; to evolve or transition over time.

To ascend progressively; to rise or promote step by step.