Cantonese words starting with D

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對頭人对头人

deoi3 tau4 jan4opponent

deoi3 waa4(policy etc) towards China

deoi3 waa6(noun) Conversation

對話課对话课

deoi3 waa6 fo3conversation class

對話框对话框

deoi3 waa6 kwaang1dialog box (computing)

deoi3 wai2counterpoint (in music etc); alignment

對胃口对胃口

deoi3 wai6 hau2to one's taste

deoi3 wun6to convert

deoi3 wun6to exchange

兌換率兑换率

deoi3 wun6 leot2currency exchange rate

deoi3 zan6(of armies) to face each other, ready for battle

deoi3 zat1to confront (in court etc)

對酒當歌对酒当歌

deoi3 zau2 dong1 go1lit. sing to accompany wine (idiom); fig. life is short, make merry while you can

deoi3 zeon2to aim at; to point at; registration

deoi3 zi2pair of antithetical phrases

deoi3 zin3to do battle (with sb)

deoi3 zing3correct diagnosis; to suit the medicine to the illness

deoi3 zing3confrontation

對症發藥对症发药

deoi3 zing3 faat3 joek6lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it

對症下藥对症下药

deoi3 zing3 haa6 joek6lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it

deoi3 zing3*zeng3aligning with; right opposite [written and colloquial]

deoi3 zip3to join up; a joint (between components)

deoi3 zip3to sell at a 50% discount

deoi3 ziu1to focus (a camera)

deoi3 ziu3to contrast; to place side by side for comparison (as parallel texts)

對照表对照表

deoi3 ziu3 biu2comparison table

deoi3 zoek3to sit face-to-face and drink

對著幹对着干

deoi3 zoek6 gon3to adopt confrontational posture; to compete

對著和尚罵賊禿对着和尚骂贼秃

deoi3 zoek6 wo4 soeng2 maa6 caak6 tuk1lit. in the presence of a monk, insult another monk, calling him a bald-headed bandit (saying)

deoi3 zoeng3antithesis (two lines of poetry matching in sense and sound); to wage war

deoi3 zoeng3variant of 對賬|对账[dui4 zhang4]

deoi3 zoeng3to verify accounting records

deoi3 zoeng6target; object; CL:個|个[ge4]

deoi3 zong6to collide head-on

對撞機对撞机

deoi3 zong6 gei1a particle collider

deoi6dislike; resentment

deoi6upsetting (forged pieces)

deoi6(Cantonese); to kill or murder; the majority

deoi6 bou6office

deoi6 fuk6team uniform

deoi6 jau5teammate; fellow team member

deoi6 jing4formation

deoi6 jyun4team member

deoi6 kei4team pennant

deoi6 lit6formation (of troops); (computing) queue

deoi6 mei5back of the line

deoi6 ng5ranks; queue; procession

隊硬嘢队硬嘢

deoi6 ngaang6 je5a strong

deoi6 zau2to down an alcholic drink [colloquial]

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