Cantonese words starting with D

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Sharp-tongued; harsh, biting, or sarcastic in speech.

Toxin; poisonous substance.

A reading or readout; the figure or number displayed on an instrument or apparatus.

To study, attend school, or read books to gain knowledge.

讀書人读书人

An educated, learned, or refined person; an intellectual or scholar.

讀書會读书会

Book club or study group; a gathering or organization for reading and discussing books.

To take exclusive possession of something; to keep all of a shared property for oneself without consent.

duk6 waai6 si1 syu1 baau1 waai6 goek3

讀壞詩書包壞腳读坏诗书包坏脚

Stubbornly sticking to outworn rules and ideas; pedantic or hypocritical despite being educated.

To solo; a musical performance by a single player or singer.

Reader; a person who reads a book or other publication.

讀者群读者群

Readership; the collective group of readers of a book, newspaper, magazine, or other publication.

duk6 ze2 loi4 seon3

讀者來信读者来信

Letters to the editor; letters sent by readers to a publication.

Sole proprietorship; a business owned, funded, and controlled by a single individual.

Alone; by oneself; without anyone else accompanying.

Malfeasance; misconduct in office by public officials, such as abusing power.

Winter; the coldest season of the year.

Onomatopoeia for a thud, a splash, or the beating of a drum.

East; the direction where the sun rises, which is on the right when facing north.

Onomatopoeia for the sound of beating a drum.

East Asia, including mainland China, Taiwan, the Korean Peninsula, Japan, and Mongolia.

Eastern Europe; the eastern part of Europe.

Northeast; the direction or orientation between east and north.

dung1 bak1 bou6

東北部东北部

Northeastern part; the northeast region of a place.

dung1 bak1 fung1

東北風东北风

Northeasterly wind.

dung1 bak1 saam1 saang2

東北三省东北三省

The Three Northeastern Provinces of China, consisting of Liaoning, Jilin, and Heilongjiang.

dung1 ban1 sai1 paau2

東奔西跑东奔西跑

To run around; to bustle about or travel to many places on business.

The east; the direction to your right when facing north.

東坡肉东坡肉

Dongpo pork; a Zhejiang dish of braised pork belly named after the Song dynasty poet Su Dongpo.

dung1 bun3 kau4

東半球东半球

The Eastern Hemisphere; the half of the Earth east of the prime meridian up to 180 degrees longitude.

dung1 coeng1 si6 faat3

東窗事發东窗事发

To have one's dark secrets exposed or found out.

Tianjin preserved cabbage; a traditional Chinese pickled vegetable seasoned with salt and garlic.

dung1 cung1 zaam6

東涌站东涌站

Tung Chung Station, an MTR station in Hong Kong.

dung1 daai6 gwo3 nin4

冬大過年冬大过年

The Cantonese saying that Winter Solstice is a more important festival than the Lunar New Year.

dung1 dai3 man4

東帝汶东帝汶

East Timor, an island country in Southeast Asia.

East Germany; the German Democratic Republic (1949–1990).

dung1 dou6 zyu2

東道主东道主

Host; the person, organization, or country that receives guests or sponsors an event.

Onomatopoeia for a thumping, drumming, or thudding sound.

Thing, thingy, or stuff; a cute way of saying "thing".

The east, or the East (the Orient).

dung1 fong1 bou3 jip6 zaap6 tyun4

東方報業集團东方报业集团

Oriental Press Group; a major media corporation in Hong Kong.

dung1 fong1 jan4

東方人东方人

Asians; Easterners; people from the East.

dung1 fong1 zi1 zyu1

東方之珠东方之珠

Pearl of the Orient, an honorific praising Hong Kong as a prosperous Eastern city.

An easterly wind; a wind blowing from the east.

dung1 fung1 lo4

東風螺东风螺

Babylon shell; a type of edible marine snail.

dung1 fung1 se6 maa5 ji5

東風射馬耳东风射马耳

In one ear and out the other; completely indifferent or unconcerned.

dung1 gaa1 m4 daa2 daa2 sai1 gaa1

東家唔打打西家东家唔打打西家

Jobs can always be found elsewhere; there is no need to stay at a single company.

Tokyo, the capital city of Japan.

dung1 ging1 dou1

東京都东京都

Tokyo; the capital city of Japan.