Cantonese words starting with D

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dau2 gung2variant of 斗拱[dou3 gong3]

dau2 jau4soy bean oil

dau2 jin4suddenly; abruptly; stumbling

dau2 lap1conical bamboo hat

dau2 lau1to shake out; to squander

dau2 ling2describes the amount of money – a small amount

dau2 lok6to shake out

dau2 luk6Douliu or Touliu city in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan

dau2 luk6 si5Douliu or Touliu city in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan

dau2 miu4vaccine

dau2 muk6to do woodwork; to drive appallingly [colloquial]

dau2 muk6 lou2a bad driver

dau2 mun4see 斗門區|斗门区[Dou3 men2 Qu1]

斗門區斗门区

dau2 mun4 keoi1Doumen, a district of Zhuhai City 珠海市[Zhu1 hai3 Shi4], Guangdong

dau2 naam4Dounan or Tounan town in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan

斗南鎮斗南镇

dau2 naam4 zan3Dounan or Tounan town in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan

dau2 ngaai4steep cliff

dau2 ngau4Big Dipper and Altair (astronomy)

dau2 pung4cloak

dau2 saau1an ancient bamboo container

dau2 saau1 zi1 coi4person of limited capacity

dau2 saau1 zi1 hei3person narrow-minded and shortsighted

dau2 saau1 zi1 jan4a small-minded person

dau2 sat1to quiver; to tremble

dau2 sau2to rouse; to enliven; con brio

抖擻精神抖擞精神

dau2 sau2 zing1 san4to gather one's spirits

dau2 soek3precipitous

dau2 suk1to cower

dau2 zaa1okara (i.e. soy pulp, a by-product of making soymilk or tofu)

斗酒隻雞斗酒只鸡

dau2 zau2 zek3 gai1lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests

dau2 zeon3precipitous

dau2 zi2bean; CL:顆|颗[ke1]

斗轉星移斗转星移

dau2 zyun2 sing1 ji4lit. the Big Dipper 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1] has turned and the stars have moved; also written 星移斗轉|星移斗转[xing1 yi2 Dou3 zhuan3]

dau3(Cant.); to bump into; to lightly support something with the hand; to check up; to inspect; to receive (red packets ; to receive salary, usually used in a derogatory sense to imply that one is undeserving of the ‘easy money’ they received

dau3(noun) hideaway, den

dau3to fight; to condemn; to contend; coming together

dau3 au2to brawl; to scuffle

dau3 caai2to slander each other

dau3 ce1car racing

鬥趣兒斗趣儿

dau3 ceoi3 ji4variant of 逗趣兒|逗趣儿[dou4 qu4 r5]

dau3 daai6to compete and see who ; status; a type of poker game

鬥地主斗地主

dau3 dei6 zyu2dou dizhu ("fight the landlord") (card game)

dau3 faai3to compete to see who's faster

鬥負氣斗负气

dau3 fu6 hei3acting unreasonable against one (spoken)

鬥家私斗家私

dau3 gaa1 si1to make

dau3 gai1cock fighting

鬥雞眼斗鸡眼

dau3 gai1 ngaan5cross-eye

鬥雞走馬斗鸡走马

dau3 gai1 zau2 maa5cock-fighting and horse-racing (idiom); to gamble

鬥口齒斗口齿

dau3 hau2 ci2to quarrel; glib repartee

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