Cantonese words starting with D

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点头哈腰
dim2 tau4 haa1 jiu1to nod one's head and bow (idiom); bowing and scraping
点头咂嘴
dim2 tau4 zaap3 zeoi2to approve by nodding one's head and smacking one's lips (idiom)
点头招呼
dim2 tau4 ziu1 fu1beckon
点铁成金
dim2 tit3 sing4 gam1to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom); fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem
点话点好
dim2 waa6 dim2 hou2"up to you"; "as you wish"; "whatever you say"
点画
dim2 waak6strokes of a Chinese character
点赞
dim2 zaan3to like; to upvote (on social media)
点集合
dim2 zaap6 hap6(math.) point set
点阵
dim2 zan6lattice; bitmap
点阵打印机
dim2 zan6 daa2 jan3 gei1(computing) dot matrix printer
点阵式打印机
dim2 zan6 sik1 daa2 jan3 gei1(computing) dot matrix printer
点阵字体
dim2 zan6 zi6 tai2bitmap font (computer)
点缀
dim2 zeoi6(verb) 1. Embellished; (noun) Embellishment
点津
dim2 zeon1to solve a problem; (Internet) Q&A forum
点知
dim2 zi1"how would I know?"; "who knows?"; "God knows"; "how is one to know"; "who would have thought"; "who would have guessed"; "only to"
点子
dim2 zi2spot; dot; drop (of liquid); point (of argument); crux; pointer
点止
dim2 zi2not only (spoken)
点指兵兵
dim2 zi2 bing1 bing1'who's cops who's thieves', a children's game of 'counting-out'
点子背
dim2 zi2 bui3(coll.) to have a stroke of bad luck
点止咁简单
dim2 zi2 gam3 gaan2 daan1it's not so simple [colloquial]
点字
dim2 zi6braille
点字机
dim2 zi6 gei1braille typewriter
点积
dim2 zik1dot product (math.)
点睛
dim2 zing1to add the finishing touch (abbr. for 畫龍點睛|画龙点睛[hua4 long2 dian3 jing1])
点睛之笔
dim2 zing1 zi1 bat1the brush stroke that dots in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch; a few words to clinch the point
点将
dim2 zoeng3to appoint a general (in theater)
点做
dim2 zou6what to do; how
点钟
dim2 zung1(indicating time of day) o'clock
dim3stand for goblets
dim3inn; old-style hotel (CL:家[jia1])
dim3to think of; to miss
dim3blemish; flaw in jade; to disgrace; to besmear; to blemish
dim3to stand on tiptoe
店钱
dim3 cin4room charge in a hotel
掂档
dim3 dong3okay; perfect; well thought out [colloquial]
dim3 fo2shop assistant
dim3 gaa1(old) shopkeeper; innkeeper
惦记
dim3 gei3to think of; to be concerned about
dim3 juk6to dishonor
店员
dim3 jyun4shop assistant; store clerk
dim3 min6shop front
dim3 nim6to constantly have (sb or sth) on one's mind
dim3 pou3noun; shop
店铺
dim3 pou3store
dim3 saai3all settled; all sorted [colloquial]
dim3 sit3door latch
dim3 siu2 ji2Waiter
dim3 tong4customer area of a store; dining area of a restaurant
dim3 wu1to stain; to tarnish
dim3 zo2done; settled; sorted; it's okay now [colloquial]

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