Cantonese words starting with D

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To bicker, hold a grudge, or refuse to back down out of spite or stubbornness.

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鬥氣冤家斗气冤家

A bickering couple or pair of friends who often squabble but secretly care for each other.

To box; to have a boxing match or fist fight.

Fighting ship; warship.

To compete with each other to see who is smarter or more capable.

To compete with others to see who is more beautiful, stylish, or well-dressed.

An old five-cent coin; a very small sum of money.

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鬥龍船斗龙船

To race dragon boats.

To work with wood; to do carpentry.

鬥木佬斗木佬

Carpenter; a person who does woodwork or construction with wood.

Traffic jam; a severe gridlock.

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鬥牛㹴斗牛㹴

鬥牛士斗牛士

Matador; bullfighter.

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鬥牛士之歌斗牛士之歌

Toreador Song (Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre), the famous aria from Georges Bizet's opera Carmen.

To show off one's moves before a fight, or to engage in a verbal dispute using foul language.

鬥批改斗批改

Struggle, criticize, and transform; a key slogan and political campaign of the Cultural Revolution.

To compete with each other on wastefulness, or to slander each other.

Fighter or warrior; a person who struggles and fights courageously against adversity or a disease.

To compete with each other to see who is smarter.

To struggle, conflict, or fight against.

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鬥爭性斗争性

Assertiveness; combativeness or fighting spirit.

To bicker, squabble, or argue playfully or less seriously.

Fighting spirit; the will to struggle or keep striving.

To engage in a battle of wits, competition of brains, or contest of resourcefulness.

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鬥志昂揚斗志昂扬

Having high fighting spirit; full of mettle and morale.

Acne, pimples, or zits.

Feeling unwell or sick; in a daze.

To be disrespectful of or to show disrespect towards others.

The pronunciation of the morpheme for smallpox or pox when it is not the final syllable of a word.

To read aloud, reciting text character by character.

To stay, stop, or loiter; also to tease, provoke, or amuse.

To set out or arrange food.

Pockmark; a scar left by smallpox or acne.

Douban, a Chinese social networking website.

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豆瓣網豆瓣网

Douban, a Chinese social networking service website focusing on books, movies, and music.

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豆瓣醬豆瓣酱

Doubanjiang; a salty and spicy fermented broad bean paste used as a condiment.

Amusing, interesting, or funny; to amuse or tease.

逗趣兒逗趣儿

To amuse, tease, or make fun of someone.

To flirt or provoke.

A kid or small child.

A kid or small child.

Comma; the punctuation mark.

Beanbag; a sealed cloth bag filled with beans, used as a toy or for games.

Sinus tract or fistula; an abnormal channel in the body.

Tofu pudding; jellied tofu.

Soy starch or soy flour, used for thickening sauces or making Japanese desserts.