Cantonese Dictionary

嗲掂

de2 dim6

Mandarin: dia3 dian1

to succeed in coaxing somone; to succeed in buttering someone up; to settle an issue [colloquial]

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嗲聲嗲氣

de2 sing1 de2 hei3

Mandarin: dia3 sheng1 dia3 qi4

Simplified: 嗲声嗲气

it is used to describe women who talk like a child and pretend to be cute and innocent

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嘀嚦嘚嘞

dik1 lik1 dak1 lak1

Cantonese

the sound of rain hitting a roof

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嘟

dyut1

Mandarin: du1

toot | honk | to pout | beep | to swipe a card | chubby | # adapted from cc-cedict

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嘟咭

dou1 kaat1

Mandarin: du1 ji1

beep a card, which is also swipe a card

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嘟咭

dut1 kaat1

Cantonese

swipe/beep a card, usually the Octopus Card

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嘟嘟

dyut1 dyut1

Mandarin: du1 du1

[sound] beep-beep; beeps

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噠

daat6

Mandarin: da1

sound made to get a horse to move forward, also used for its onomatopoeic value in 萌萌噠

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噠噠

daat6 daat6

Mandarin: da1 da1

Cantonese

describes the sound of machine gun fire

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噸

deon6

Mandarin: dun1

Simplified: 吨

ton (loanword) | Taiwan pr. [dùn] | # adapted from cc-cedict

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噸

deon1

Mandarin: dun1

ton -- unit of measure, eg. of weight

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噹

dong1

Mandarin: dang1

[onomatopoeia] clang; jingle

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嚏

dai3

Mandarin: ti4

sneeze | # adapted from cc-cedict

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嚪

daam6

Mandarin: dan4

a bite

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嚲

do2

Mandarin: duo3

Simplified: 亸

hang down | droop | to recite | to chant | # adapted from cc-cedict

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地

dei6

Mandarin: di4

earth; ground; land

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地

deng6

Mandarin: de5

-ly | structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct | earth | soil | ground | region | the base of the coffin | # adapted from cc-cedict

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地上

dei6 soeng6

Mandarin: di4 shang5

on the ground; on the floor

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地下

dei6 haa6

Mandarin: di4 xia4

(noun) 1. ground floor; 2. Ground

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地下城市

dei6 haa6 sing4 si5

underground town, underground city

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地下室

dei6 haa6 sat1

Mandarin: di4 xia4 shi4

basement

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地下層

dei6 haa6 cang4

Mandarin: di4 xia4 ceng2

basement floor

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地下情

dei6 haa6 cing4

Mandarin: di4 xia4 qing2

secret relationship

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地下拆車廠

dei6 haa6 caak3 ce1 cong2

a chop shop (lit., "underground car disassembling facility")

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地下核爆炸

dei6 haa6/haa6*2 hat6 baau3 zaa3

Mandarin: di4 xia4 he2 bao4 zha4

nuclear underground burst; underground nuclear explosion

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地下核試驗

dei6 haa6/haa6*2 hat6 si3 jim6

Mandarin: di4 xia4 he2 shi4 yan4

underground nuclear test

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地下水

dei6 haa6 /haa6*2 seoi2

Mandarin: di4 xia4 shui3

groundwater

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地下莊家

dei6 haa6*2 zong1 gaa1

underground bookmakers

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地下莖

dei6 haa6 ging3

Mandarin: di4 xia4 jing1

Simplified: 地下茎

Rhizome

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地下街

dei6 haa6 gaai1

Cantonese

an "underground city", usually an underground tunnel shopping mall

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