Cantonese words starting with D
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豆科
dau6 fo1Fabaceae; legume family (botany)
豆科植物
dau6 fo1 zik6 mat6legume
豆腐
dau6 fu6tofu
豆腐煲
dau6 fu6 bou1Tofu ; bean curd claypot
豆腐刀
dau6 fu6 dou1tofu knife
豆腐花
dau6 fu6 faa1(dessert) silken tofu dessert; sweet tofu pudding
豆腐膶
dau6 fu6 jeon2a bean curd cube; often used metaphorically to describe a place that is very small
豆腐乳
dau6 fu6 jyu5Fermented bean curd
豆腐腦豆腐脑
dau6 fu6 nou5jellied tofu
豆腐皮
dau6 fu6 pei4tofu skin
豆腐婆
dau6 fu6 po2(literally: bean curd woman); a lesbian
豆腐𦢊
dau6 fu6 pok1Fried tofu
豆腐泡
dau6 fu6 pok1fried bean curd puff
豆腐渣
dau6 fu6 zaa1okara (i.e. soy pulp, a by-product of making soymilk or tofu)
豆腐渣工程
dau6 fu6 zaa1 gung1 cing4jerry-built building project
痘痂
dau6 gaa1pockmark
豆莢豆荚
dau6 gaap3pod (of legumes)
竇窖窦窖
dau6 gaau3cellar
逗哏
dau6 gan1funny man (lead role in comic dialogue 對口相聲|对口相声[dui4 kou3 xiang4 sheng1]); to play the fool
豆角
dau6 gok3string bean; green bean
豆角兒豆角儿
dau6 gok3 ji4erhua variant of 豆角[dou4 jiao3]
逗哈哈
dau6 haa1 haa1to joke
痘痕
dau6 han4pockmark
竇口窦口
dau6 hau2nest or den of animals
逗號逗号
dau6 hou6comma (punct.)
逗人
dau6 jan4amusing; entertaining
逗人發笑逗人发笑
dau6 jan4 faat3 siu3to make people laugh
逗人喜愛逗人喜爱
dau6 jan4 hei2 oi3cute
逗引
dau6 jan5to make fun of
豆膶
dau6 jeon6small or tiny like a bean (spoken)
豆蓉
dau6 jung4sweetened bean paste
豆蓉包
dau6 jung4 baau1bean paste bun
豆蔻
dau6 kau3cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum); maidenhood
豆寇年華豆寇年华
dau6 kau3 nin4 waa4erroneous variant of 豆蔻年華|豆蔻年华[dou4 kou4 nian2 hua2]
豆蔻年華豆蔻年华
dau6 kau3 nin4 waa4(idiom) (of a girl) 13 or 14 years old; early teens; adolescence
豆佉
dau6 keoi1(Buddhism) suffering (from Sanskrit "dukkha")
逗留
dau6 lau4to stay for a while; to sojourn
逗遛
dau6 lau4variant of 逗留[dou4 liu2]
逗樂逗乐
dau6 lok6to amuse oneself; to provoke laughter
逗弄
dau6 lung6to tease; to play with (a child, animal etc)
豆苗
dau6 miu4pea shoots
豆苗餃豆苗饺
dau6 miu4 gaau2pea leaves dumplings; pea sprouts dumpling
豆滿江豆满江
dau6 mun5 gong1Dumangang, Korean name of Tumen river 圖們江|图们江[Tu2 men2 jiang1] in Jilin province, forming the eastern border between China and North Korea
逗悶子逗闷子
dau6 mun6 zi2(dialect) to joke
豆奶
dau6 naai5soy milk
豆泥
dau6 nai4(slang) inferior; low-grade; bad quality (noun) hummus; mushy peas; puree made from beans
豆泥餐廳豆泥餐厅
dau6 nai4 caan1 teng1an inferior
豆芽
dau6 ngaa4bean sprout
豆芽菜
dau6 ngaa4 coi3bean sprouts
豆雁
dau6 ngaan6(bird species of China) taiga bean goose (Anser fabalis)
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