Cantonese words starting with D
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打散
daa2 saan2to scatter; to beat (an egg)
打傘打伞
daa2 saan3to hold up an umbrella
打生打死
daa2 saang1 daa2 sei2fight to life or death; fight to the end
打殺打杀
daa2 saat3to kill
打心眼裡打心眼里
daa2 sam1 ngaan5 leoi5from the bottom of one's heart; sincerely
打手
daa2 sau2hired thug
打手槍打手枪
daa2 sau2 coeng1to masturbate
打手語打手语
daa2 sau2 jyu5to use sign language
打瀉茶打泻茶
daa2 se3 caa4to spill the tea; it describes the situation when women are assigned to marry...
打蛇餅打蛇饼
daa2 se4 beng2a long queue (slang)
打蛇隨棍上打蛇随棍上
daa2 se4 ceoi4 gwan3 soeng5(proverb) press home one's advantage; to seize an opportunity to make a reque...
打死
daa2 sei2to kill
打死不離親兄弟打死不离亲兄弟
daa2 sei2 bat1 lei4 can1 hing1 dai6noun; brothers who are related have stronger obligations to each other than t...
打死狗講價打死狗讲价
daa2 sei2 gau2 gong2 gaa3an unethical way of business dealing where the trader indirectly forces the c...
打死纈打死缬
daa2 sei2 lit3to tie a dead knot
打醒十二分精神
daa2 seng2 sap6 ji6 fan1 zing1 san4stay fully alert (slang)
打水
daa2 seoi2to draw water
打水漂
daa2 seoi2 piu1to skip stones (on water)
打碎
daa2 seoi3to shatter; to smash; to break into pieces
打睡
daa2 seoi6to go to sleep [written and colloquial]
打思肊
daa2 si1 jik1to have hiccups
打思噎
daa2 si1 jit3(verb) to hiccup
打色
daa2 sik1to become the leader; to make decisions on behalf of others; to buy over; to ...
打骰
daa2 sik1in-charge (slang)
打食
daa2 sik6to go in search of food (of animals)
打禪打禅
daa2 sim4to meditate (of Buddhist)
打醒十二個精神打醒十二个精神
daa2 sing2 sap6 ji6 go3 zing1 san4to be attentive and highly concentrated
打醒精神
daa2 sing2 zing1 san4to be attentive and concentrated
打勝仗打胜仗
daa2 sing3 zoeng3to win a war ; match
打成一片
daa2 sing4 jat1 pin3(idiom) to become as one (with a particular group of people); to mix well; to...
打成平手
daa2 sing4 ping4 sau2to draw (a competition)
打消
daa2 siu1to dispel (doubts, misgivings etc)
打小報告打小报告
daa2 siu2 bou3 gou3(coll.) to tattletale; to rat on sb
打小人
daa2 siu2 jan2a Chinese custom akin to a Voodoo doll, where a person can hire someone to us...
打小算盤打小算盘
daa2 siu2 syun3 pun4lit. to count on a narrow abacus (idiom); petty and scheming selfishly; selfi...
打傷打伤
daa2 soeng1to injure; to damage
打賞打赏
daa2 soeng2tips (to a waiter)
打掃打扫
daa2 sou3(verb) to tidy up
打輸打输
daa2 syu1to lose
打輸數打输数
daa2 syu1 sou3expecting failure; to prepare for the worst
打算
daa2 syun3to plan; to calculate; intention; CL:個|个[ge4]
打算盤打算盘
daa2 syun3 pun4to compute on the abacus; to plan
打旋
daa2 syun4to revolve
打旋兒打旋儿
daa2 syun4 ji4erhua variant of 打旋[da3 xuan2]
打雪仗
daa2 syut3 zoeng3to have a snowball fight
打呔
daa2 taai1to tie a tie
打探
daa2 taam3to make discreet inquiries
打嚏噴打嚏喷
daa2 tai3 pan3to sneeze
打頭鑼打头锣
daa2 tau4 lo4being the leader; to take the lead
打頭炮打头炮
daa2 tau4 paau3verb; fire the first shot; fire the first round; the first or leading launch ...
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