Cantonese Dictionary

稻子

dou6 zi2

Mandarin: dao4 zi5

unhulled rice | [粵]: 禾

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稻米

dou6 mai5

Mandarin: dao4 mi3

rice (crop)

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稻草

dou6 cou2

rice straw | [粵]: 禾桿, 禾桿草

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稻草人

dou6 cou2 jan4*2

Mandarin: dao4 cao3 ren2

(n.) scarecrow {cl: go3個}

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突

duk1

Mandarin: tu1

part of a place name | # adapted from cc-cedict

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突兀

dat6 ngat6

Mandarin: tu2 wu4 (Taiwan), tu1 wu4 (PRC)

suddenly; towering

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突出

dat6 ceot1

Mandarin: tu2 chu1 (Taiwan), tu1 chu1 (PRC)

prominent; sticking out; to give prominence to | Also written as '凸出'

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突圍

dat6 wai4

Mandarin: tu2 wei2 (Taiwan); tu1 wei2 (PRC)

break out of an encirclement; break through; sortie

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突尼西亞

dat6 nei4 sai1 aa3

Mandarin: tu1 ni2 si1 ya1

Tunisia (also known as 突尼斯, 突尼斯亞)

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突擊

dat6 gik1

Mandarin: tu1ji1

Simplified: 突击

(adjective) Sudden

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突擊任務

dat6 gik1 jam6 mou6

Mandarin: tu2 ji2 ren4 wu4 (Taiwan), tu1 ji1 ren4 wu4 (PRC)

a rush job

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突擊步槍

dat6 gik1 bou6 coeng1

Mandarin: tu2/tu1 ji2/ji1 bu4 qiang1

assault rifle

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突擊計劃

dat6 gik1 gai3 waak6

Mandarin: tu2 ji2 ji4 hua4 (Taiwan), tu1 ji1 ji4 hua4 (PRC)

crash-programme; crash-course

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突擊隊

dat6 gik1 deoi6*2

Mandarin: tu2 ji2 dui4 (Taiwan), tu1 ji1 dui4 (PRC)

shock brigade; storm troops

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突然

dat6 jin4

Mandarin: tu1 ran2

out of the blue

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突然之間

dat6 jin4 zi1 gaan1

Mandarin: tu1 ran2 zhi1 jian1

Simplified: 突然之间

Suddenly

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突然拔槍

dat6 jin4 bat6 coeng1

to whip out a gun

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突然間

dat6 jin4 gaan1

suddenly [also] 突然之間

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突發

dat6 faat3

Mandarin: tu2 [TW] tu1 [PRC] fa1

to suddenly happen; a sudden occurence; to suddenly take place

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突發事件

dat6 faat3 si6 gin6*2

Mandarin: tu2 [TW] tu1 [PRC] fa1 shi4 jian4

a sudden or unexpected event

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突破

dat6 po3

Mandarin: tu2 po4 (Taiwan), tu1 po4 (PRC)

to surmount; to penetrate; to overcome; to top; to break through; to make a breakthrough; a breakthrough

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突襲

dat6 zaap6

Mandarin: tu2 xi2

surprise attack ; assault; pounce; rush; sweep down

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突觸

dat6 cuk1

Mandarin: tu1 chu4

synapse; synapsis; synaptic junction

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突變

dat6 bin3

Mandarin: tu2 bian4 (Taiwan); tu1 bian4 (PRC) /

[1] mutation (biology) [2] a sudden change or turn of events

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突變體

dat6 bin3 tai2

Mandarin: tu2 bian4 ti3 (Taiwan); tu1 bian4 ti3 (PRC) bian4 ti3

a mutant (biology) ; a mutation

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突飛猛進

dat6 fei1 maang5 zeon3

Mandarin: tu2 fei1 meng3 jin4 (Taiwan), tu1 fei1 meng3 jin4 (PRC)

to progress rapidly; to advance by leaps and bounds

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竇

dau6

Mandarin: dou4

Simplified: 窦

hole | aperture | (anatomy) cavity | sinus | a surname | # adapted from cc-cedict

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竇口

dau3 hau2

Mandarin: dou4 kou3

Cantonese

hang-out; gangsters' den; accommodation; sheltering place

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竇口

dau6 hau2

Mandarin: dou4 kou3

Simplified: 窦口

nest or den of animals

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竇唯

dau6 wai4

Mandarin: dou4 wei2

Simplified: 窦唯

Dou Wei, name of a Chinese musician, singer-songwriter and composer

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