Cantonese words starting with D

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daa2 syun3 pun4

打算盤打算盘

To use an abacus to calculate; to plan or calculate meticulously.

To wear or tie a necktie.

To ask or inquire about something; to try to find out information.

打頭鑼打头锣

To beat the opening gongs of an opera performance; by extension, to take the lead or initiative.

daa2 tau4 paau3

打頭炮打头炮

To fire the first shot, or to be the first to launch or start something.

打頭陣打头阵

To take the lead, start off, or be the first to do something.

daa2 teoi3 tong4 gu2

To back out, retreat, or give up on something due to fear or difficulty.

To tick; to place a checkmark next to an item.

To conquer territory and build an empire; now also meaning to build a career or business.

To inquire or ask about something; to find out information or news through others.

To forge; to heat and hammer iron or other metals into shape.

daa2 tit3 can3 jit6

打鐵趁熱打铁趁热

To strike while the iron is hot; to seize an opportunity immediately and not let it slip away.

打鐵佬打铁佬

Blacksmith; a male ironworker.

To have an abortion; to terminate a pregnancy.

To get through on a phone call, or to connect spaces by breaking through a wall.

daa2 tung1 gwaan1

打通關打通关

To play the finger-guessing game (morra) with every person at a feast.

daa2 tung1 gwaan1 hai6

打通關係打通关系

To bribe officials and establish connections with them to make future matters easier to handle.

daa2 tung1 saai3

To use bribes or connections to clear all obstacles and get things done.

daa2 tung4 tung1

To conspire, collude, or secretly collaborate with someone.

To interrupt; to break or cut off someone's speech, thoughts, or actions.

A physically weak or feeble young person.

Horizontally, or to act unreasonably and overbearingly.

daa2 waang4 hang4

打橫行打横行

To do whatever one pleases due to having immense power or influence with no constraints.

daa2 waang4 lei4

打橫嚟打横嚟

To act in an unreasonable, bossy, or domineering way; to force one's way.

To draw or tie in a match, or to break even in business.

To beat someone up, causing physical injury with fists or kicks.

打鑊金打镬金

To beat someone up severely; to beat the shit out of someone.

打鑊堅打镬坚

To give someone a severe beating or a thorough thrashing.

To perform a Taoist ritual for the dead, commonly done in traditional funerals.

daa2 zaai1 hok2

打齋鶴打斋鹤

Bad friends who lead others astray and entice them into harmful habits, such as drugs, gambling, or prostitution.

To repair or replace the heels of shoes.

To pleat cloth, or to make folds and wrinkles on material.

To do odds and ends, chore-like tasks, or menial jobs.

A hired fighter, bouncer, or action movie actor.

daa2 zai2 ming4 sing1

Action movie star.

To flip a switch or press a button to control an electrical appliance.

打側身打侧身

To turn one's body to the side.

To give or receive an injection; to get a shot.

打針雞打针鸡

Chickens that have been injected with growth hormones.

打針紙打针纸

Vaccination certificate or record.

daa2 zan1 gwan1

打真軍打真军

To perform stage combat using real weapons rather than theatrical props.

To shiver, tremble, or shake.

To interrupt someone while they are speaking, or to cause someone to stutter or falter.

To beat up badly, destroy, or completely ruin something or someone.

To type; to input text or symbols using a keyboard, computer, or typewriter.

打字機打字机

daa2 zi6 gei2 gung1

To be self-employed; to work for oneself.

daa2 zi6 gei2 gung1 zi6 gei2 waa6 si6

打自己工，自己話事打自己工，自己话事

To be self-employed and be your own boss, having the authority to make your own decisions.

To jump the queue; to cut in line.

To cut in line; to jump a queue.