Cantonese Dictionary

滴

dik6

Mandarin: di1

a drop | to drip | # adapted from cc-cedict

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滴劑

dik6 zai1

(medicine) drops

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滴定

dik6 ding6

Mandarin: di1 ding4

titration (lit., "the drops decide")

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滴定管

dik6 ding6 gun2

Mandarin: di1 ding4 guan3

buret, burette

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滴晒汗

dik6 saai3 hon6

Cantonese

surprised; shocked; oh!

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滴水成冰

dik6 seoi2 sing4 bing1

Mandarin: di1 shui3 cheng2 bing1

freezing cold weather

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滴水成河

dik6 seoi2 sing4 ho4

Mandarin: di1 shui3 cheng2 he2

(many) drops of water make a river

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滴汗

dik6 hon6

Cantonese

confusion or embarrassment (lit., "droplets of sweat")

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滴滴仔

dik6 dik6 zai2

Cantonese

a way of playing table tennis (back and forth ticking and tocking)

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滴滴涕

di1 di1 ti1

Mandarin: di1 di1 ti4

DDT (banned pesticide)

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滴瓶

dik6 ping4

Mandarin: di1 ping2

dropping bottle

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滴管

dik6 gun2

Mandarin: di1 guan3

dropper

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滴血

dik1 hyut3

[v] to drop blood (as for the blood drop test to determine kinship)

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滴血認親

dik1 hyut3 jing6 can1

Mandarin: di1 xue4 ren4 qin1

blood drop technique to identify blood ties

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滴酒不沾

dik6 zau2 bat1 zim1

Mandarin: di1 jiu3 bu4 zhan1

never to touch a drop of alcohol; never touches alcohol

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滴露

dik6 lou6

Mandarin: di1 lu4

(product) Dettol, which is a brand of disinfectant.

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澄

dang6

Mandarin: cheng2

to purify water by allowing sediments to settle | to become clear | to pour out the liquid | to strain | # adapted from cc-cedict

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澱

din6

Mandarin: dian4

Simplified: 淀

sediment | precipitate | dregs | starch | # adapted from cc-cedict

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澱粉

din6 fan2

Mandarin: dian4 fen3

starch, amylum

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澱粉脢

din6 fan2 mui4

Mandarin: dian4 fen3 mei2

amylase

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澱粉質

din6 fan2 zat1

Mandarin: dian4 fen3 zhi4

Simplified: 淀粉质

(noun) starch

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澹

dan6

Mandarin: daam

var. of 淡

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瀆

duk6

Mandarin: du2

Simplified: 渎

disrespectful | (literary) ditch | sluice | gutter | drain | to soil | # adapted from cc-cedict

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炖冬菇

dan6 dung1 gu1

Mandarin: dun4 dong1 gu1

to be demoted; to be disciplined

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点样

dim2 joeng2

Mandarin: dian3 yang4

how?

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燈

dang1

Mandarin: deng1

Simplified: 灯

lamp | light | lantern M: 盏zhǎn [盏] | stock or share in a business venture | # adapted from cc-cedict

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燈位

dang1 wai6*2

Mandarin: deng1 wei4

traffic lights (HK & Guangdong); spotlights (photography); lights placement; lighting position

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燈光

dang1 gwong1

Mandarin: deng1 guang1

lighting

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燈制

dang1 zai3

light switch

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燈座

dang1 zo6

Mandarin: deng1 zuo4

a stand, a holder

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