花旦

faa1 daan3

刀馬旦

dou1 maa5 daan3*2

Daoma Dan, young female warriors in opera

花旦

faa1 daan3*2

Hua Dan: lively, vivacious young female characters in opera

元旦

jyun4 daan3

New Year's Day, January the 1st, not Chinese New Year's 初一

武旦

mou5 daan3*2

Wu Dan, women who specialise in fighting with all kinds of weapons in opera

是旦

si6 daan6

noun; whatever

彩旦

coi2 daan3*2

Cai Dan, clownish female roles in opera

大柴旦鎮

daai6 caai4 daan3 zan3

Dachaidanzhen (place in Qinghai)

閨門旦

gwai1 mun4 daan3*2

Guimen Dan, the role of the virtuous lady in opera

危在旦夕

nagi4 zoi6 daan3 zik6

be in imminent danger

信誓旦旦

soen3 sai6 daan3 daan3

vow solemnly; take a sincere pledge

老旦

lou5 daan2

a type of actress in Chinese operas that act in the roles of old female characte

是九旦旦

si6 gau2 daan3 daan3

whatever; anything will do; up to you, I don't care; anything goes [colloquial]

撒旦

saat3 daan3

Satan

約旦河

joek3 daan3 ho4

Jordan River

皇家約旦航空公司

wong4 gaa1 joek3 daan3 hong4 hung1 gung1 si1

Royal Jordanian

通宵達旦

tung1 siu1 daat6 daan3

stay up the entire night

彩旦

coi2 daan2

a character in Chinese opera, which is usually an ugly woman

魚旦

jyu4 daan3

fish ball

事旦

si6 daan6

whatever; wishy-washy [colloquial]