Cantonese words starting with D

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对不住
deoi3 bat1 zyu6to let sb down; I'm sorry
对比
deoi3 bei2(verb) Compare with
对比度
deoi3 bei2 dou6contrast (balance of black and white in TV screen setup)
对比联想
deoi3 bei2 lyun4 soeng2(psychology) contrastive association
对比色
deoi3 bei2 sik1color contrast
对比温度
deoi3 bei2 wan1 dou6(thermodynamics) reduced temperature (used to compare fluids at different temperatures relative to their critical points)
对表
deoi3 biu1to set or synchronize a watch
簿对簿
deoi3 bou6to confront sb with accusation; to take sb to court
簿对簿公堂
deoi3 bou6 gung1 tong4public courtroom accusation (idiom); to take sb to court
对杯
deoi3 bui1to raise glasses together; to toast one another
对本
deoi3 bun2(a return) equal to the capital
对苯醌
deoi3 bun2 kwan11,4-benzoquinone (chemistry)
对半
deoi3 bun3in half; evenly (into two parts); fifty-fifty
对茬儿
deoi3 caa4 ji4to agree with; to coincide
对策
deoi3 caak3countermeasure for dealing with a situation
对齐
deoi3 cai4to align
对亲
deoi3 can1courting; to settle into a relationship
对衬
deoi3 can3to serve as foil to one another
对出
deoi3 ceot1adj; just outside
对刺
deoi3 ci3bayonet practice in pairs
对词
deoi3 ci4(of actors) to practice lines together; to rehearse a dialogue
对峙
deoi3 ci5(of mountains etc) to stand facing each other
对称
deoi3 cing3symmetry
对称空间
deoi3 cing3 hung1 gaan1symmetric space (math.)
对称美
deoi3 cing3 mei5symmetry (as an aesthetic quality)
对称破缺
deoi3 cing3 po3 kyut3symmetry breaking (physics)
对称性
deoi3 cing3 sing3symmetry
对称轴
deoi3 cing3 zuk6axis of symmetry
对唱
deoi3 coeng3in duet; antiphonal answer
对打
deoi3 daa2to fight (one against one)
对大奶奶
deoi3 daai6 naai5 naai5a large pair of breasts [colloquial]
对答
deoi3 daap3to reply; response
对答如流
deoi3 daap3 jyu4 lau4able to reply quickly and fluently (idiom); having a ready answer
对得起
deoi3 dak1 hei2not to let sb down; be worthy of
对得住
deoi3 dak1 zyu6not let someone down; treat someone fairly; be worthy of
对等
deoi3 dang2equal in status; on an equal footing; of equal standing (esp. between two parties)
对地
deoi3 dei6targeted (e.g. attacks)
对顶角
deoi3 deng2 gok3angle to the vertical
对对碰
deoi3 deoi3 pung3concentration (a pair-matching game)
对对子
deoi3 deoi3 zi2to supply the answering phrase
对敌
deoi3 dik6to confront
調对调
deoi3 diu6to swap places
对待
deoi3 doi6to treat
对火
deoi3 fo2to use the tip of another person’s lit cigarette to light one's own
对课
deoi3 fo3to give answering phrase (school exercise in memory or composition)
对方
deoi3 fong1the other person; the other side; the other party
对方付费电话
deoi3 fong1 fu6 fai3 din6 waa2collect call
对方付款电话
deoi3 fong1 fu6 fun2 din6 waa2collect call
兑付
deoi3 fu6to cash (a check)
对付
deoi3 fu6to handle; to deal with; to tackle; (dialect) (usu. used in the negative) to get along with (sb)

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