Cantonese words starting with D

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涤罪所
dik6 zeoi6 so2purgatory (religion)
敌占区
dik6 zim3 keoi1enemy occupied territory
涤净
dik6 zing6to cleanse
敌将
dik6 zoeng3enemy general; the opposing side's commander
迪庄
dik6 zong1Dijon (French town)
敌众我寡
dik6 zung3 ngo5 gwaa2multitude of enemies, few friends (idiom from Mencius); beaten by the weight of numbers
dik6 zyu3to drip into; to percolate; fig. to instill
dim1(adjective) 1. OK, (of tasks)
dim1 loeng6to weigh in the hand; Taiwan pr. [dian1liang2]
dim2(adverb) 1. What; 2. How (noun) 1. snack (dim sum); 2. hour; (verb) 1. examine; 2. check; (verb) (of head) to nod
点呀
dim2 aa1so?; how about?
鴿点斑林鸽
dim2 baan1 lam4 gaap3(bird species of China) speckled wood pigeon (Columba hodgsonii)
点不知
dim2 bat1 zi1unexpectedly (spoken)
点兵
dim2 bing1to muster troops
点播
dim2 bo3webcast; dibble seeding
点补
dim2 bou2to have a snack
点背
dim2 bui3(dialect) to be out of luck
点拨
dim2 but6to give instructions
点查
dim2 caa4to inspect
点出
dim2 ceot1to point out
点错相
dim2 co3 soeng3to pick out the wrong person for (usually for something bad, such as for revenge) [colloquial]
点菜
dim2 coi3to order dishes (in a restaurant)
穿点穿
dim2 cyun1to lay bare in a few words
点窜
dim2 cyun3to reword
点得
dim2 dak1how could
点对点
dim2 deoi3 dim2p2p (peer-to-peer)
点滴
dim2 dik6a drip; intravenous drip (used to administer drugs)
点滴试验
dim2 dik6 si3 jim6spot check
点点
dim2 dim2Diandian (Chinese microblogging and social networking website)
点点滴滴
dim2 dim2 dik6 dik6bit by bit; the little details
点都好
dim2 dou1 hou2no matter how
点都要
dim2 dou1 jiu3need it anyway; to need to do something no matter what
点到即止
dim2 dou3 zik1 zi2to touch on sth and leave it there
点厾
dim2 duk1to touch up a painting
点化
dim2 faa3magic transformation performed by Daoist immortal; to enlighten
点发
dim2 faat3to fire in bursts
点火
dim2 fo2to provoke
点火开关
dim2 fo2 hoi1 gwaan1ignition switch
点货
dim2 fo3to do an inventory count
点解
dim2 gaai2(pronoun) why; how to explain; how come;
点交
dim2 gaau1to hand over (bought goods etc)
点金石
dim2 gam1 sek6philosopher's stone
点金成铁
dim2 gam1 sing4 tit3to transform gold into base metal (idiom); fig. to edit sb else's beautiful prose and ruin it
点击
dim2 gik1to hit; to strike (on the keyboard)
点击付费广告
dim2 gik1 fu6 fai3 gwong2 gou3pay-per-click advertising
点击率
dim2 gik1 leot2click-through rate (CTR) (Internet)
点击数
dim2 gik1 sou3number of clicks
点检
dim2 gim2to inspect one by one
点见
dim2 gin3to check an amount
点歌
dim2 go1to request a song

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