Cantonese words starting with D

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dak1 dou2 jyun6

德島縣德岛县

Tokushima Prefecture, Japan.

To get, gain, or obtain something.

To attain spiritual enlightenment or achieve the Dao.

dak1 dou6 do1 zo6

A just cause enjoys abundant support; those upholding justice will find help all around.

dak1 dou6 do1 zo6 ，sat1 dou6 gwaa2 zo6

得道多助，失道寡助

A just cause attracts much support, while an unjust one finds little.

Dehua, a county in Quanzhou, Fujian province, China.

dak1 faa3 jyun6

德化縣德化县

Dehua, a county in Quanzhou, Fujian.

To do something in the right way or properly.

dak1 faat3 nin4 gaam3

德法年鑒德法年鉴

Deutsch Französische Jahrbücher, a journal published in 1844 by Karl Marx and Arnold Ruge.

To score points, or the score obtained.

德輔道德辅道

Des Voeux Road, a major thoroughfare in Hong Kong.

dak1 fu6 dou6 sai1

德輔道西德辅道西

Des Voeux Road West, a major road located on Hong Kong Island.

dak1 fu6 dou6 zung1

德輔道中德辅道中

Des Voeux Road Central, a major thoroughfare in Central, Hong Kong.

That is enough; that will do; everything is under control.

dak1 gaa2 laak3

That will do, that's enough, or everything is under control.

dak1 gaa3 laa1 nei5

Sarcastic expression used to mock someone's self-importance or show discontent with their actions.

Dege County, a county in Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan.

dak1 gaak3 jyun6

德格縣德格县

Dege County in Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan.

To be rescued, saved, or delivered from a difficult situation.

To succeed, get what one wants, or achieve one's goal.

得個吉得个吉

To end up with nothing, to gain nothing, or to achieve no results from one's efforts.

得個桔得个桔

To end up with nothing, or to have done something completely in vain.

dak1 go3 gong2 zi6

得個講字得个讲字

To pay lip service; to be all talk and no action.

dak1 go3 joeng2

得個樣得个样

All show and no substance; appearing powerful or capable on the outside but actually lacking real ability.

dak1 go3 tai2 zi6

得個睇字得个睇字

Superficial things that are only good for looking at, or things one can see but not touch or own.

Deccan, a plateau in India.

Dejiang, a county in Tongren, Guizhou, China.

dak1 gong1 jyun6

德江縣德江县

Dejiang, a county in Tongren City, Guizhou.

dak1 gou1 mong6 zung6

A person of high moral standing, virtue, and great reputation.

Dracula, the novel by Bram Stoker or the fictional vampire character.

dak1 gu2 sai1 gaa1 baa1

德古西加巴

Tegucigalpa, the capital city of Honduras.

Suffix placed after a verb to indicate that the action is worth doing.

dak1 gwo3 ce2 gwo3

得過且過得过且过

To muddle through; to live aimlessly with a passive, careless attitude just to get by day to day.

Germany; a country in central Europe with its capital in Berlin.

dak1 gwok3 hok6 seot6 gaau1 lau4 zung2 cyu5

德國學術交流總署德国学术交流总署

German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)

dak1 gwok3 hon3 saa1 hong4 hung1 gung1 si1

德國漢莎航空公司德国汉莎航空公司

Deutsche Lufthansa AG, the flag carrier of Germany.

dak1 gwok3 jan4

德國人德国人

German person or people.

dak1 gwok3 maa1 jan4 paai4

德國孖人牌德国孖人牌

Zwilling J.A. Henckels, a German knife and kitchenware manufacturer.

dak1 gwok3 maa4 can2

德國麻疹德国麻疹

German measles; rubella.

dak1 gwok3 maa5 hak1

德國馬克德国马克

German mark; Deutsche Mark, the former official currency of Germany.

dak1 gwok3 syun1 coi3

德國酸菜德国酸菜

Sauerkraut; German fermented cabbage.

dak1 gwok3 tung2 jat1 se5 wui2 dong2

德國統一社會黨德国统一社会党

Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED), the ruling communist party of East Germany from 1949 to 1990.

dak1 gwok3 zi1 sing1

德國之聲德国之声

Deutsche Welle, the German public broadcaster.

dak1 gwok3 zin3 ce1

德國戰車德国战车

Rammstein, a German metal band.

Free; not busy; having spare time.

To have free time; to be free and not busy.

dak1 haan4 jam2 caa4

得閒飲茶得闲饮茶

Let's grab dim sum when we are free; a polite parting phrase usually not meant to be taken literally.

dak1 haan4 mou5 si2 o1

得閒冇屎屙得闲冇屎屙

To have too much free time on one's hands and spend it doing pointless or trivial things.

dak1 haan4 sei2 m4 dak1 haan4 beng6

得閒死唔得閒病得闲死唔得闲病

To be extremely busy.

dak1 hak1 laan4

德黑蘭德黑兰

Tehran, the capital and largest city of Iran and West Asia.