Cantonese Dictionary

動員

dung6 jyun4

Mandarin: dong4 yuan2

to mobilize; to arouse; mobilization

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動因

dung6 jan1

Mandarin: dong4 yin1

motivation / moving force / underlying force / agent

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動工

dung6 gung1

Mandarin: dong4 gong1

begin construction; start building | [粵]: 開工

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動彈不得

dung6 daan6 bat1 dak1

Mandarin: dong4 tan5 bu4 de2

unable to move; cannot move [粵] 唔郁得；郁不得其正

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動情

dung6 cing4

Mandarin: dong4 qing2

[v] to feel excited; become enamoured

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動情激素

dung6 cing4 gik1 sou3

Mandarin: dong4 qing2 ji1 su4

estrogen, oestrogen

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動態助詞

dung6 taai3 zo6 ci4

Mandarin: dong4 tai4 zhu4 ci2

aspect auxiliary/marker/particle - used as a verb (or adjectival) suffix to express completion or continuation of action or state, or to express an past experience. The five main auxiliaries are 咗, 緊, 過, 住 and 開.

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動態圖形

dung6 taai3 tou4 jing4

Mandarin: dong4 tai4 tu2 xing2

animated graphics; animation (e.g., cartoons)

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動態平衡

dung6 taai3 ping4 hang4

Mandarin: dong4 tai4 ping2 heng2

Simplified: 动态平衡

dynamic equilibrium

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動態影像

dung6 taai3 jing2 zoeng6

Mandarin: dong4 tai4 ying3 xiang4

video

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動手

dung6 sau2

Mandarin: dong4 shou3

Simplified: 动手

(verb) 1. To start working on (something); 2. To strike (with hand)

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動手術

dung6 sau2 seot6

Mandarin: dong4 shou3 shu4

Simplified: 动手术

to be operated on (surgery)

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動搖

dung6 jiu4

Mandarin: dong4 yao4

to waver; to vacillate; to hover; to shake

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動機

dung6 gei1

Mandarin: dong4 ji1

motive; intention; motivation; cause; motivational

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動漫

dung6 maan6

Mandarin: dong4 man4

cartoons (movies)

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動物

dung6 mat6

Mandarin: dong4 wu4

animal; fauna

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動物分類

dung6 mat6 fan1 leoi6

Mandarin: dong4 wu4 fen1 lei4

taxonomy; classification of animals

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動物園

dung6 mat6 jyun4

Mandarin: dong4 wu4 yuan2

zoo; zoological garden

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動物學

dung6 mat6 hok6

Mandarin: dong4 wu4 xue2

zoology

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動物學家

dung6 mat6 hok6 gaa1

Mandarin: dong4 wu4 xue2 jia1

Simplified: 动物学家

a zoologist

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動物專家

dung6 mat6 zyun1 gaa1

Mandarin: dong4wu4 zhuan1jia1

Simplified: 动物专家

an animal expert [written and colloquial]

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動物屍體

dung6 mat6 si1 tai2

Mandarin: dong4wu4 shi1ti3

Simplified: 动物尸体

an animal carcass [written and colloquial]

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動物展覽

dung6 mat6 zin2 laam5

menagerie

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動物毒素

dung6 mat6 duk6 sou3

Mandarin: dong4 wu4 du2 su4

zootoxin

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動物細胞

dung6 mat6 sai3 baau1

Mandarin: dong4 wu4 xi4 bao1

[bio.] animal cell

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動用

dung6 jung6

Mandarin: dong4 yong4

to put to use; to employ; to draw on; to resort to

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動畫

dung6 waa2

Mandarin: dong4 hua4

Simplified: 动画

anime

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動畫

dung6 waa6*2

Mandarin: dong4 hua4

animation, cartoon

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動畫片

dung6 waa6*2 pin3*2

Mandarin: dong4 hua4 pian4

an animated film; animation, a cartoon

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動盪

dung6 dong6

Mandarin: dong4 dang4

commotion

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