Cantonese words starting with D

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Dong River (Dongjiang); a major tributary of the Pearl River and a key water source for Hong Kong.

Shiitake mushroom; a type of edible fungus commonly used in Chinese cuisine.

Dongguan, a prefecture-level city in central-southern Guangdong, China.

Winter melon or wax gourd; a succulent, mild-flavored, white-fleshed vegetable.

dung1 gwaa1 dau6 fu6

An unexpected serious accident, misfortune, or death.

dung1 gwaa1 zung1

Winter melon soup served in a carved-out winter melon dome.

Winter; the coldest season of the year.

dung1 hoeng1 zuk6

東鄉族东乡族

Dongxiang people, one of the ethnic minority groups in China.

East China Sea; a sea located south of the Yangtze River estuary and north of the Taiwan Strait.

The Eastern Han dynasty, which ruled China from 25 to 220 AD, with its capital in Luoyang.

An alternative name for Japan.

Japan, historically referring to the ocean east of China.

Tung Chung, an area in northwestern Lantau Island, Hong Kong, near the airport.

dung1 jung2 sin3

東涌線东涌线

Tung Chung Line of the MTR in Hong Kong.

The eleventh month of the lunar calendar.

Eastern District; one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong, located on Hong Kong Island east of Causeway Bay.

dung1 keoi1 hoi2 dai2 seoi6 dou6

東區海底隧道东区海底隧道

Eastern Harbour Tunnel.

dung1 keoi1 zau2 long2

東區走廊东区走廊

Island Eastern Corridor; an expressway along Hong Kong Island.

Doughnut; a sweet, deep-fried pastry made of flour, sugar, and cream, typically shaped in a ring.

Winter; the winter season.

dung1 lung4 zau1

東龍洲东龙洲

Tung Lung Island; an island in Hong Kong.

Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN); a regional political and economic union.

To hibernate, or figuratively, to have a long sleep.

Southeast; the direction or orientation between east and south.

dung1 naam4 aa3

東南亞东南亚

Southeast Asia, comprising the Indochina Peninsula and the surrounding archipelagos.

dung1 naam4 fong1

東南方东南方

Southeast; the southeastern direction.

dung1 naam4 sai1 bak1

東南西北东南西北

A paper fortune teller or cootie catcher origami toy used in children's games.

Eastern Wu, one of the Three Kingdoms states during the Three Kingdoms period.

Pratas Islands (Dongsha Islands), an archipelago in the northern part of the South China Sea.

dung1 saa1 kwan4 dou2

東沙群島东沙群岛

Pratas Islands (Dongsha Islands); an archipelago in the northern part of the South China Sea.

dung1 saan1 hau2

東山口东山口

Dongshankou, a neighborhood and metro station in Guangzhou, China.

dung1 saan1 zoi3 hei2

東山再起东山再起

To make a comeback; to rise or recover from failure and regain one's former success.

Eastern Harbour Crossing; a subsea tunnel linking Hong Kong Island and southeast Kowloon.

dung1 si1 haau6 pan4

東施效顰东施效颦

To blindly copy or imitate others without considering one's own conditions, leading to ludicrous or bad results.

dung1 siu2 mak6

冬小麥冬小麦

Winter wheat; wheat sown in autumn to be harvested the following summer.

Winter; the coldest season of the year.

East China, or referring to Tung Wah, a place name in Hong Kong.

dung1 waa4 dung1 jyun2

東華東院东华东院

Tung Wah Eastern Hospital, a community hospital located in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong.

dung1 waa4 ji1 jyun2

東華醫院东华医院

Tung Wah Hospital, a historic hospital located in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong.

dung1 waa4 saam1 jyun2

東華三院东华三院

Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, a major medical and charitable organization in Hong Kong.

The Eastern Zhou dynasty of China (770–256 BC).

The winter solstice; the shortest day of the year and an important traditional family festival.

dung1 zing3 gaau3

東正教东正教

Eastern Orthodox Church; Orthodoxy, a major denomination of Christianity.

Dongzhi Festival; the Winter Solstice Festival.

dung1 zoeng1 sai1 mong6

東張西望东张西望

To look around in all directions; to gaze around or glance this way and that.

Owner or proprietor, usually of a shop.

To understand, or to know how to do something; to possess a certain skill.

To direct, supervise, or oversee; a director or board member.

To heel, to arrive, or to call on.