Cantonese words starting with D

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dang1 taap3 seoi2 mou5

燈塔水母灯塔水母

Immortal jellyfish (Turritopsis dohrnii).

dang1 taap3 si5

燈塔市灯塔市

Dengta, a county-level city in Liaoyang, Liaoning.

An electric light socket, or a unit used to count the number of light fixtures.

To perform on stage or go up on a platform.

dang1 toi4 biu2 jin2

登臺表演登台表演

To go on stage to perform.

dang1 tong4 jap6 sat1

To reach a high level of professional mastery or scholarly attainment.

A lecher, womanizer, or lascivious man, named after a famous literary character.

To ascend the throne; to be enthroned or crowned.

Lantern festival carnival with lantern displays and traditional folk performances.

An oil lamp, or specifically the oil cup of an oil lamp.

dang1 zaan2 faa1

燈盞花灯盏花

Erigeron breviscapus; a species of daisy used in traditional Chinese medicine.

Lampshade or the glass cover of a lamp.

The Lantern Festival, celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first month of the lunar calendar.

To publish or print in a newspaper, magazine, or other publication.

On behalf of; to feel a certain emotion for someone else.

To wait, or to leave a task for someone.

Constant pressure; isobaric.

dang2 aat3 sin3

等壓線等压线

Isobar; a line on a map connecting points having the same atmospheric pressure.

dang2 bat1 kap6

Can't wait; too impatient to wait any longer.

Geometric, as in mathematical sequences or progressions.

dang2 bei2 ding6 lei5

Equal ratios theorem.

dang2 bei2 kap1 sou3

等比級數等比级数

Geometric series, a mathematical series in which the ratio of each term to the preceding one is constant.

dang2 bei2 sou3 lit6

等比數列等比数列

Geometric progression; a sequence of numbers where each term after the first is found by multiplying the previous one by a fixed, non-zero number.

dang2 bin1 saam1 gok3 jing4

等邊三角形等边三角形

Equilateral triangle.

dang2 bin3 aat3 sin3

等變壓線等变压线

Isallobar; a contour line on a map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure change.

Degree of disparity; hierarchical difference or distinction.

dang2 caa1 kap1 sou3

等差級數等差级数

Arithmetic series, which is the sum of the terms of an arithmetic progression.

dang2 caa1 sou3 lit6

等差數列等差数列

Arithmetic progression

dang2 cin2 sai2

等錢使等钱使

Short of money, cash-strapped, or in urgent need of money.

Level, grade, or rank.

And so on; etcetera.

To wait or await.

dang2 dou3 geng2 dou1 coeng4

等到頸都長等到颈都长

To have been waiting for a very long time.

To divide into equal parts.

Equal parts, portions, or shares of a whole.

Equal in value; equivalent.

dang2 gaa3 gwaan1 hai6

等價關係等价关系

An equivalence relation in mathematics.

Ordinary or common; easily or frequently occurring.

dang2 haan4 si6 zi1

等閒視之等闲视之

To treat something lightly, as if it is not important.

dang2 haan4 zi1 bui3

等閒之輩等闲之辈

An ordinary person of mediocre ability or no special talents.

dang2 haau6 baak3 maan6 deon1 dong1 loeng6

等效百萬噸當量等效百万吨当量

Equivalent megatonnage (EMT).

To wait or await; to stay in a place or remain inactive until a specific event occurs.

Equal sign; the mathematical symbol "=" used to indicate equality.

dang2 jan1 fung6 ci2

Officialese; bureaucratic language, especially conventional phrases used in old official communications.

dang2 jat1 dang2

To wait a moment.

dang2 jat1 haa6

To wait a moment, or to do something in a little while.