Cantonese words starting with D
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對流对流
deoi3 lau4convection
對流層对流层
deoi3 lau4 cang4(meteorology) troposphere
對流層頂对流层顶
deoi3 lau4 cang4 deng2tropopause
對壘对垒
deoi3 leoi5to face off against one's adversary (military, sports etc)
對ｌｉｎ好大对ｌｉｎ好大
deoi3 lin4 hou2 daai6a large pair of nipples [colloquial]
對了对了
deoi3 liu5Correct!; Oh, by the way, ...
對落对落
deoi3 lok6noun; here and down below
對路对路
deoi3 lou6suitable
對聯对联
deoi3 lyun4rhyming couplet; CL:副[fu4],幅[fu2]
對唔住对唔住
deoi3 m4 zyu6(Phrase) sorry.
對馬对马
deoi3 maa5Tsushima Island, between Japan and South Korea
對馬島对马岛
deoi3 maa5 dou2Tsushima Island, between Japan and South Korea
對馬海峽对马海峡
deoi3 maa5 hoi2 haap6Tsushima Strait, between Japan and South Korea
對罵对骂
deoi3 maa6to hurl abuse; slanging match
對埋对埋
deoi3 maai4to correct the remaining (homework, answers); to finish the rest of the couplets; to finish drinking (beer); to check the remaining (list)
對美对美
deoi3 mei5(policy etc) towards America
對味兒对味儿
deoi3 mei6 ji4tasty
對面对面
deoi3 min6(sitting) opposite; directly in front
對么对幺
deoi3 mo1pair of aces (in dominoes)
對望对望
deoi3 mong6to look at each other
對門对门
deoi3 mun4the building or room opposite
對眼对眼
deoi3 ngaan5to squint
對牛彈琴对牛弹琴
deoi3 ngau4 taan4 kam4lit. to play the lute to a cow (idiom); to cast pearls before swine; to preach to deaf ears
對偶对偶
deoi3 ngau5dual; antithesis; spouse
對偶多面體对偶多面体
deoi3 ngau5 do1 min6 tai2dual polyhedron
對偶性对偶性
deoi3 ngau5 sing3(math.) duality
對我來說对我来说
deoi3 ngo5 loi4 syut3as far as I'm concerned
對外对外
deoi3 ngoi6external; pertaining to external or foreign (affairs)
對外經濟貿易大學对外经济贸易大学
deoi3 ngoi6 ging1 zai3 mau6 jik6 daai6 hok6University of International Business and Economics
對外關係对外关系
deoi3 ngoi6 gwaan1 hai6foreign relations
對外聯絡部对外联络部
deoi3 ngoi6 lyun4 lok6 bou6CCP central committee's external affairs department (i.e. Chinese communist party's foreign office)
對外貿易对外贸易
deoi3 ngoi6 mau6 jik6foreign trade
對外政策对外政策
deoi3 ngoi6 zing3 caak3foreign policy
對岸对岸
deoi3 ngon6opposite bank (of a body of water)
對內对内
deoi3 noi6internal; domestic (policy)
對氨基苯丙酮对氨基苯丙酮
deoi3 on1 gei1 bun2 bing2 tung4p-aminopropiophenone
對案对案
deoi3 on3counterproposal
對心对心
deoi3 sam1congenial
對心兒对心儿
deoi3 sam1 ji4erhua variant of 對心|对心[dui4 xin1]
對生对生
deoi3 sang1(botany) opposite leaf arrangement
對手对手
deoi3 sau2pair of hands (Cantonese)
對死对死
deoi3 sei2stuck; stalemate in mahjong [colloquial]
對視对视
deoi3 si6to look face to face
對消对消
deoi3 siu1in equilibrium
對上对上
deoi3 soeng5to fit one into the other
對數对数
deoi3 sou3(math.) logarithm
對數函數对数函数
deoi3 sou3 haam4 sou3logarithmic function
對談对谈
deoi3 taam4to talk with sb (face to face); talk
對頭对头
deoi3 tau4correct; to be on good terms with; right
碓頭碓头
deoi3 tau4Pestle head
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