Cantonese Dictionary

儅

dong3

Mandarin: dang1

seldom | # adapted from cc-cedict

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儋

daam1

Mandarin: dan1

Danzhou - name of a city in Hainan province

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儋

daam3

Mandarin: dan1

the alternative form for 甔, big jar | # adapted from cc-cedict

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儋縣

daam1 jyun6

Mandarin: dan1 xian4

Dan county (county in Hainan)

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兌

deoi3

Mandarin: dui4

[1] [v] exchange; barter; convert [2] [v] cash (a cheque, etc) [3] [v] dilute with water; water down; mix (drinks)

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兌換

deoi3 wun6

Mandarin: dui4 huan4

to convert; to exchange

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兌換率

deoi3 wun6 leot6*2

exchange rate, conversion rate

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兌現

deoi3 jin6

Mandarin: dui4 xian4

to cash a cheque; to honour a contract

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兜

dau1

Mandarin: dou1

pocket | bag | to wrap up or hold in a bag | to move in a circle | to canvas or solicit | to take responsibility for | to disclose in detail | combat armor (old) | pouch | to take a detour | to go for a leisurely jaunt | to scout around (for customers) | to try and revert | change what one had said in a conversation | to take all the responsibility for something | a container (for rice | pet food | coin) | direct at | a covering for head | a mountain chair | to dig up | to hitch up | # adapted from cc-cedict

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兜人入會

dau1 jan4 jap6 wui2

Mandarin: dou1 ren2 ru4hui4

Simplified: 兜人入会

to lure or recruit people to join a gang | triad [colloquial]

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兜住

dau1 zyu6

Mandarin: dou1 zhu4

holding

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兜兒

dau1 ji4

Mandarin: dou1 er5; dour1

pocket; (sth shaped like a) bag | Cant.: 袋 /doi62/

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兜兜

dau1 dau1

Mandarin: dou1 dou5

an undergarment covering chest and abdomen

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兜出

dau1 ceot1

instead of waiting in line in traffic one charges down the wrong side of the road

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兜友

dau1 jau2

Mandarin: dou1 you3

a guy; a few guys; to recruit people to join a gang [colloquial]

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兜口兜面

dau1 hau2 dau1 min6

Mandarin: dou1 kou3 dou1 mian4

face to face directly | irrespectful

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兜售

dau1 sau6

Mandarin: dou1 shou4

hawk; peddle

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兜圈

dau1 hyun1

to move in a circle; a taxi driver deliberately taking the long way

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兜圈子

dau1 hyun1 zi2

Mandarin: dou1 quan1 zi5

go around in circles; circle; beat about the bush

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兜客

dau1 haak3

Mandarin: dou1 ke4

to lure | draw in customers [colloquial]

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兜巴冚

dau1 baa1 kam2

Mandarin: dou1 ba1 kan3

Cantonese

slap; to smack across the face

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兜巴摑

dau1 baa1 gwaak3

Mandarin: dou1 ba1 guo2

Cantonese

smack; slap across the face

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兜巴星

dau1 baa1 sing1

Mandarin: dou1 ba1 xing1

face slap

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兜巴身

dau1 baa1 san1

Mandarin: dou1 ba1 shen1

to slap; to smack [colloquial]

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兜帽

dau1 mou6*2

Mandarin: dou1 mao4

hood

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兜搭

dau1 daap3

Mandarin: dou1 da5

hitch up; hook up with

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兜潺仔

dau1 saan4 zai2

Mandarin: dou1 chan2 zi3

a young kid [colloquial]

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兜篤將軍

dau1 duk1 zoeng1 gwan1

Mandarin: dou1 du3 jiang1 jun5

Simplified: 兜笃将军

to strike unexpectedly when playing chess; to stab someone in the back

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兜肚

dau1 tou5

Mandarin: dou1 du5

an undergarment covering chest and abdomen

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兜路

dau1 lou6

Mandarin: dou1 lu4

detour

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