Cantonese Dictionary

對立統一

deoi3 laap6 tung2 jat1

Mandarin: dui4 li4 tong3 yi1

Simplified: 对立统一

unity of opposites

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對答

deoi3 daap6

Mandarin: dui4 da2

to reply, to answer; response, reply

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對策

deoi3 caak3

Mandarin: dui4 ce4

a move to deal with a situation; countermeasure

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對罵

deoi3 maa6

Mandarin: dui4 ma4

trade abuse; call each other names

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對美

deoi3 mei5

Mandarin: dui4 mei3

(policy, etc.) towards America

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對胸衫

deoi3 hung1 saam1

Mandarin: dui4 xiong1 shan1

Simplified: 对胸衫

noun; cardigan

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對臺

deoi3 toi4

Mandarin: dui4 tai2

(policy, etc.) towards Taiwan

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對華

deoi3 waa4

Mandarin: dui4 hua2

(policy, etc.) towards China

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對落

deoi3 lok6

Mandarin: dui4 luo4

Simplified: 对落

noun; here and down below

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對蝦

deoi3 haa1

Japanese prawn

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對角綫

deoi3 gok3 sin3

Mandarin: dui4 jiao3 xian4

diagonal (line)

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對話

deoi3 waa6

Mandarin: dui4 hua4

Simplified: 对话

(noun) Conversation

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對話者

deoi3 waa6 ze2

Mandarin: dui4 hua4 zhe3

[formal] interlocutor (the person who is speaking to you)

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對講機

deoi3 gong2 gei1

interphone; doorphone

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對證命名

deoi3 zing3 ming6 ming4

Mandarin: dui4 zheng4 ming4 ming2

confrontation naming

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對象

deoi3 zoeng6

Mandarin: dui4 xiang4

[1] target; objective; [2] boyfriend or girlfriend

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對質

deoi3 zat1

Mandarin: dui4 zhi4

confrontation (in court)

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對路

deoi3 lou6

Mandarin: dui4 lu4

satisfy the need, be to one's liking, suit one

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對門

deoi3 mun4

Mandarin: dui4 men2

the room opposite; the building opposite

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對開

deoi3 hoi1

[1] (of trains, buses or ships) run from opposite directions, [2] divide into halves [3] go fifty-fifty

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對面

deoi3 min6

Mandarin: dui4 mian4

Simplified: 对面

opposite; across

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對面春光無限好

deoi3 min6 ceon1 gwong1 mou4 haan6 hou2

the view on the opposite side is very beautiful (girls)

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對面風光無限好

deoi3 min6 fung1 gwong1 mou4 haan6 hou2

the view on the opposite side is very beautiful

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對頂角

deoi3 ding2 gok3

Mandarin: dui4 ding3 jiao3

[math.] vertically opposite angles

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對頭

deoi3 tau4

Mandarin: dui4 tou2

correct; true; OK; normal; appropriate

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對頭人

deoi3 tau4 jan4

Mandarin: dui4 tou5 ren2

Simplified: 对头人

opponent

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對頭接合

deoi3 tau4 zip3 hap6

butt joint

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對頭車

deoi3 tau4 ce1

Mandarin: dui4 tou2 che1

Cantonese

oncoming vehicle

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對齊

deoi3 cai4

to align

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導

dou6

Mandarin: dao3

Simplified: 导

to transmit | to lead | to guide | to conduct | to direct | a guide | a leader | to instruct | to teach | tutor | # adapted from cc-cedict

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