Cantonese words starting with D

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To go backwards, retrogress, or decline in performance or standard.

To lose money instead of making a profit, or to pay out of one's own pocket to support someone or something.

Catering; food provided and delivered by an external supplier for a party or event.

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倒轉頭倒转头

To turn around or invert; on the contrary, or the other way around.

To lead, guide, or instruct.

Degree; a unit of measurement for temperature, applicable to Celsius and Fahrenheit.

To mourn, grieve, or commemorate a deceased person or a lost thing.

To eliminate; to make something disappear completely.

To cross a body of water, or metaphorically, to pass or pull through.

To steal, rob, embezzle, or misappropriate someone else's property without their consent.

Paddy; rice crop, a major cereal plant.

To step on, tread, or take steps.

To plate or coat a thin layer of material onto another surface.

Dubai, a major city in the United Arab Emirates.

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Burj Dubai, the former name of the Burj Khalifa skyscraper in Dubai.

Pirated goods; unauthorized copies of products made without the copyright holder's consent.

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杜比系統杜比系统

Dolby system; a noise reduction and sound enhancement technology.

To bid farewell; to say goodbye.

A collective term for robbers, thieves, and burglars.

To steal; to illegally acquire another person's information, data, or assets.

To speak out, voice, or express enlightening words or truths.

Eulogy; a memorial speech expressing grief and remembrance for the deceased.

Rice straw; the stalks left after harvesting rice grains.

Scarecrow; a human-shaped figure made of straw used to scare away birds from crops.

Guided missile; a weapon that uses rockets and can be controlled to hit its target with precision.

Morals, morality; societal standards and norms for behavior.

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道德品質道德品质

Moral character or moral qualities.

Authentic, genuine, or local.

To conduct electricity; to allow electrical current to pass through.

Everywhere; every place.

杜篤瑪杜笃玛

Dodoma, the capital city of Tanzania, located in the central part of the country.

An introductory guide to a book or an article.

導火線导火线

Fuse for explosives, or a direct cause that triggers an event.

Taoism; the ancient Chinese philosophical school founded by Laozi and Zhuangzi.

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Taoist philosophy; the teachings of Daoism.

To spend one's holidays or vacation elsewhere, away from home, to rest and relax.

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Resort; resort village.

Holiday cottage, cabin, or flat; a detached house or apartment for vacation rentals.

To go for a walk on the street, especially to browse or stroll around shops.

Taoism; a traditional Chinese polytheistic religion.

To gold-plate or gild; to cover the surface of an object with a thin layer of gold.

Prop; fake items used in performances to represent real objects.

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道高一尺，魔高一丈

As virtue rises one foot, vice rises ten, meaning that evil forces grow even faster and overcome the good.

A Taoist nun, or a female drug addict.

Catheter, duct, or vessel; an artificial tube used to transport liquids.

Taoist temple or monastery; a place where Taoists live and practice.

To spend or pass time.

To pass through, spend, or get through a period of time, especially a difficult one.

Cuckoo or azalea.

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杜鵑花杜鹃花

Azalea; the flower of an evergreen shrub, especially the Hong Kong Azalea in Hong Kong.