Cantonese words starting with D
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打龍通打龙通
daa2 lung4 tung1to gang up together to trick
打亂打乱
daa2 lyun6to mess up; to disrupt; to cause chaos
打亂種打乱种
daa2 lyun6 zung2people of mixed ethnicities; bastard
打孖
daa2 maa1to double; to come in a pair; together; place
打馬虎眼打马虎眼
daa2 maa1 fu1 ngaan5to play dumb
打孖上
daa2 maa1 soeng5verb; to double up as partner for better prospects
打麻雀
daa2 maa4 zoek2(verb) to play mah-jong
打麻雀運動打麻雀运动
daa2 maa4 zoek2 wan6 dung6the Great Sparrow Campaign or the Four Pests Campaign, one of the actions dur...
打麻將打麻将
daa2 maa4 zoeng3playing mahjong
打碼打码
daa2 maa5to pixelate an image
打罵打骂
daa2 maa6to beat and scold
打埋
daa2 maai4verb; finishing
打埋伏
daa2 maai4 fuk6to lie in wait; to conceal sth
打貓打猫
daa2 maau1to nibble [colloquial]
打茅波
daa2 maau4 bo1foul play
打問打问
daa2 man6to inquire about
打磨
daa2 mo4to polish; to burnish; to shine
打網打网
daa2 mong5to net sth
打網球打网球
daa2 mong5 kau4playing tennis
打霧打雾
daa2 mou6to create shading for graphics in tattoo, to make the tattoo look lively
打門打门
daa2 mun4to knock on the door
打悶雷打闷雷
daa2 mun6 leoi4(coll.) to wonder secretly
打奶
daa2 naai5lit. to beat milk; milk foamer (for cappuccino)
打牙鉸打牙铰
daa2 ngaa4 gaau3verb; chatting, chew the fat
打牙骹
daa2 ngaa4 gaau3to chat
打牙祭
daa2 ngaa4 zai3to have a large and sumptuous meal (traditionally on the 1st and 15th of each...
打眼
daa2 ngaan5to drill or bore a hole; conspicuous
打眼色
daa2 ngaan5 sik1giving out hints though eyes; to wink at
打勾
daa2 ngau1to check; to tick
打鉤打钩
daa2 ngau1to tick; tick mark
打勾勾
daa2 ngau1 ngau1see 拉鉤|拉钩[la1 gou1]
打仰瞓
daa2 ngong5 fan3a sleeping position, to sleep on one's back
打昂瞓
daa2 ngong5 fan3a sleeping position, to sleep on one's back
打鳥打鸟
daa2 niu5to shoot a bird (with a gun, slingshot etc)
打牌
daa2 paai2to play mahjong or cards
打拍
daa2 paak3to beat time; to mark rhythm on drum or clapper boards
打拍子
daa2 paak3 zi2to beat time
打棚
daa2 paang4(dialect) to joke
打跑
daa2 paau2to run off rebuffed; (to fight off and make sb) run off
打炮
daa2 paau3to open fire with artillery; to make one's stage debut; to masturbate
打噴嚏打喷嚏
daa2 pan3 tai3to sneeze
打屁
daa2 pei3(coll.) to fart
打屁股
daa2 pei3 gu2to spank sb's bottom
打拼
daa2 ping3to work hard
打破
daa2 po3to break; to smash
打破砂鍋問到底打破砂锅问到底
daa2 po3 saa1 wo1 man6 dou3 dai2to go to the bottom of things (idiom)
打撲克打扑克
daa2 pok3 hak1to play cards
打抱不平
daa2 pou5 bat1 ping4(idiom) to aid sb suffering an injustice; to fight for justice
打晒色
daa2 saai3 sik1to become the leader; to make decisions on behalf of others
打晒骰
daa2 saai3 sik1to be in command; to make all the decisions [colloquial]
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