Cantonese words starting with D

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篤鼻哥笃鼻哥

To bypass requirements, such as paying or needing a ticket, by relying on one's personal connections or status.

To play pool games or cue sports, especially snooker.

To stab someone in the back; to speak ill of someone behind their back.

To backstab, betray, or badmouth someone behind their back.

篤背脊笃背脊

To backstab, badmouth, or rat on someone behind their back.

Inspector; a law enforcement officer responsible for patrols and supervision.

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篤出嚟笃出嚟

To point someone out as the guilty party, accuse, or betray someone.

To supervise and urge someone to do something, especially to prevent them from falling behind schedule.

To poke a hole through; to expose a lie or secret.

The very bottom; the bottom-most part.

Calm, confident, and assured of success.

To supervise and guide, ensuring tasks are done correctly through continuous monitoring.

To snitch, tip off, or blow the whistle on someone to the authorities.

School inspector; a government official who monitors and inspects educational standards in schools.

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篤眼篤鼻笃眼笃鼻

Eyesore; referring to someone or something that is highly irritating, annoying, or unpleasant to look at.

A small amount or stream of urine.

To believe devoutly; to be faithful and committed to one's beliefs or religion.

A piece of feces.

Sincere and earnest.

To cook the books, falsify accounts, or inflate figures.

A glob or spit of phlegm.

To poison someone, or to cause someone to be poisoned.

Wooden tablets or slips used for writing in ancient times.

Alone; by oneself; single.

A heavy stone roller used for threshing grain or leveling ground.

To read aloud, reciting text character by character.

To murmur, complain, or express animosity.

To blacken, insult, defile, or be greedy for.

Monologue or soliloquy.

Drugs, narcotics, or addictive illegal substances.

A reader or textbook, typically used for language learning.

To read, as in a computer transferring data from a storage device to memory or a register.

To sing a solo.

Dictatorial, autocratic, or monopolizing absolute power.

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獨裁政權独裁政权

Dictatorship; an authoritarian regime.

To be original; to create or initiate something solely from one's own ideas without imitating others.

A poisonous insect, or a slang term for a drug addict.

To be alone; to spend time in solitude.

To beat someone up brutally or cruelly.

Unique, distinctive, or peculiar; unlike any other.

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獨當一面独当一面

To take charge of an important task or area on one's own.

Original, unique, or distinctive; having a unique and commendable perspective.

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獨到之處独到之处

Unique feature; distinctive quality or characteristic.

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獨斷獨行独断独行

To decide and act alone, taking arbitrary actions without considering others.

Drug dealer; drug trafficker; a person who sells illegal drugs.

Exclusive; sole; available only at one specific place.

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獨家村独家村

A loner; a person who prefers to be alone and avoids socializing.

A deadly trap, malicious plot, or venomous scheme.

讀緊書读紧书

To be studying as a student, or to be currently reading a book.

To live alone without others.