Cantonese words starting with D

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dim2 goek3to tiptoe [written]

點鬼火点鬼火

dim2 gwai2 fo2to stir up trouble in secret

dim2 gwan1see 點軍區|点军区[Dian3 jun1 Qu1]

點軍區点军区

dim2 gwan1 keoi1Dianjun, a district of Yichang City 宜昌市[Yi2 chang1 Shi4], Hubei

dim2 hai6an expression of courtesy used when someone has done something for you, similar to saying "it is very nice of you"; "I don't deserve it"; "you shouldn't have"

點可以点可以

dim2 ho2 ji5how could this be; how can..

dim2 hoeng1to light a joss stick

dim2 hou6punctuation mark

點胸鴉雀点胸鸦雀

dim2 hung1 aa1 zoek3(bird species of China) spot-breasted parrotbill (Paradoxornis guttaticollis)

點紅點綠点红点绿

dim2 hung4 dim2 luk6giving wrong instructions or advice (slang)

dim2 ji4erhua variant of 點|点[dian3]

點兒背点儿背

dim2 ji4 bui3(dialect) to be out of luck

dim2 jim5to touch up (a piece of writing)

點煙器点烟器

dim2 jin1 hei3cigarette lighter (in a car)

dim2 jin4to ignite; aflame

dim2 joeng2how?

dim2 joeng2(question)(phrase) what's with it?; what's up? ; how's it like?; how?; what is it like?

點樣做点样做

dim2 joeng2 zou6how to do something; how to handle something [colloquial]

dim2 jyut6to hit a pressure point (martial arts); see also 點脈|点脉[dian3 mai4]

點閱率点阅率

dim2 jyut6 leot2click-through rate (for websites or online advertisements)

dim2 kau4penalty kick

dim2 loeng6to illuminate; to light (a blaze)

dim2 maau5morning roll call

dim2 mak6to hit a pressure point (martial arts); see also 點穴|点穴[dian3 xue2]

dim2 meng2roll call; (to call or praise or criticize sb) by name

點名冊点名册

dim2 meng2 caak3register of names

點名羞辱点名羞辱

dim2 meng2 sau1 juk6to attack publicly

dim2 ming4to point out

dim2 ping4to comment

dim2 piu3to count votes

dim2 po3to lay bare in a few words; to point out bluntly

dim2 sam1light refreshments; dim sum (in Cantonese cooking)

dim2 sau1to check sth and accept it

dim2 se6to fire in bursts

點石成金点石成金

dim2 sek6 sing4 gam1to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom); fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem

dim2 seoi2to skim; skin-deep

點水不漏点水不漏

dim2 seoi2 bat1 lau6not one drop of water leaks (idiom); fig. thoughtful and completely rigorous

dim2 si6to check (items)

點視廳点视厅

dim2 si6 teng1hall where convicts are counted and verified

dim2 sing2remind (spoken)

點少得点少得

dim2 siu2 dak1how can one not count … in; how can one do without…; how can one forget…

dim2 soeng3to be picked out (usually for something bad, such as for revenge) [colloquial]

dim2 sou3to count and check; points (collected in some bonus scheme etc)

dim2 syun2to select; to navigate to (a webpage)

dim2 syun3what should one do?; what to do?; how to resolve this?

點算好点算好

dim2 syun3 hou2what to do

點算好呢点算好呢

dim2 syun3 hou2 ne1(don't know) what to do?; how to resolve this? (with a tone of despair)

dim2 tai2how do you see this? (spoken)

dim2 tai4to bring out the main theme; to bring out the substance concisely

dim2 tau4to nod

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