Cantonese words starting with D

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To belong to or be subordinate to an organization, being under its command or jurisdiction.

To deliver, send, or transmit messages or goods.

Clerical script; a square and flat style of Chinese calligraphy popular during the Qin and Han dynasties.

Another place; somewhere else.

Clerical script, an ancient style of Chinese calligraphy.

To recurrence or recurse; to derive step-by-step using a known relation or formula.

dai6 teoi1 gung1 sik1

遞推公式递推公式

Recurrence formula

dai6 teoi1 gwaan1 hai6

遞推關係递推关系

Recurrence relation in mathematics.

遞條子递条子

To pass a written note, typically to request a favor or make an informal appeal.

Recursion; recursive.

To increase gradually or step by step.

Neurotransmitter.

To progress gradually or step-by-step.

Disciple or follower; someone who studies under a master.

隸屬於隶属于

To belong to, be affiliated with, or be subordinate to.

An exclamation used to drive on horses or other draft animals.

To receive, get, or obtain.

Virtue or moral excellence; also used as an abbreviation for Germany.

All talk and no action; boastful and arrogant with nothing to show for it.

dak1 baa2 ngaa4

All talk and no action; boasting or making promises without taking any practical steps.

dak1 baa2 seng1

得把聲得把声

All talk and no action; all bark but no bite.

Durban, a coastal city in eastern South Africa.

Unable to obtain or get.

dak1 bat1 soeng4 sat1

得不償失得不偿失

The gains do not make up for the losses; more harm than good.

To fall ill; to contract a disease.

To win a tender or a bid, or colloquially, to contract a sexually transmitted disease.

Claude Debussy (1862–1918), French composer.

To run off at the mouth; to talk incessantly or babble.

dak1 bok6 nang4 sin2

德薄能鮮德薄能鲜

Having little virtue and meager abilities; of humble character and limited talent.

Debao, a county in Baise, Guangxi, China.

dak1 bou2 jyun6

德保縣德保县

Debao, a county in Baise City, Guangxi.

Verb suffix indicating that an action has produced a result or succeeded.

Conceited, cocky, or arrogant; excessively self-confident.

Cocky, smug, or self-satisfied.

Deqing, a county in Huzhou, Zhejiang, China.

dak1 cing1 jyun6

德清縣德清县

Deqing, a county in Huzhou, Zhejiang Province, China.

To succeed in carrying out a bad intention or evil plan.

To be in time or make it in time, usually with some rush or urgency.

Dechang County, in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan.

dak1 coeng1 jyun6

德昌縣德昌县

Dechang, a county in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan.

Ethics and ability; moral integrity and professional competence.

dak1 coi4 gim1 bei6

德才兼備德才兼备

To possess both political integrity and professional competence; having both talent and virtue.

To be in someone's favor; to be pampered, favored, or doted on.

Tokugawa; a Japanese shogunal clan.

dak1 cyun1 gaa1 hong1

Tokugawa Ieyasu

dak1 cyun3 zeon3 cek3

得寸進尺得寸进尺

To take an inch and want a mile; to demand even more after receiving a small benefit.

dak1 daam6 siu3

To gain nothing; to have no substantial effect or result.

Okay; fine; without issues (used only in negation or rhetorical questions).

Appropriate, proper, or just right.

Tokushima, a prefecture and city in Japan.