Cantonese Dictionary

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得寸進尺
Mandarin: de2 cun4 jin4 chi3
insatiable; [lit. get an inch and reach for a foot] comparable to the English idiom, "give him an inch and he'll take a mile"
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得心應手
Mandarin: de2 xin1 ying4 shou3
for one's hands to work in perfect coordination with what one wishes to do
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得悉
Mandarin: de2 xi1
hear of; learn about
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得意
Mandarin: de2 yi4
(adjective) 1. cute; 2. adorable
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得意揚揚
Mandarin: de 2yi4 yang2 yang2
appear immensely proud; have one's tail up high; confident and cheerful [Syn]得意洋洋
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得意日子
"my day", a good day
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得意洋洋
Mandarin: de2 yi4 yang2 yang2
to be self-satisfied; proudly [Syn.] 洋洋得意
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得戚
Mandarin: de5 qi1
(adjective) self-righteous; smug; haughty
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得手
Mandarin: de2 shou3
go smoothly; come off; do fine; to succeed in doing something
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得把口
Mandarin: de5 ba3 kou3
(slang) someone is only talk but no action; all mouth and no trousers
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得把牙
Mandarin: de5 ba3 ya2
only talking and taking no practical actions
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得把聲
Mandarin: de5 ba3 sheng1
Simplified: 得把声
(slang) someone is only talk but no action; all mouth and no trousers; bark but no bite
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得掂
Mandarin: de5 dian1
able to handle, able to finish; will do
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得救
Mandarin: de2 jiu4
obtain salvation
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得敕
Mandarin: de5 chi4
adj; cocky, smug
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得未呀
Mandarin: de5 wei4 ya5
are you ready yet?; is it ready yet?; is it done yet? [colloquial]
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得棚牙
Mandarin: de5 peng2 ya2
only talking and taking no practical actions
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得榮
Mandarin: de2 rong2
Derong (place in Sichuan)
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得氣
Mandarin: de2 qi4
[TCM] bring about the desired sensation (in acupuncture treatment)
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得法
Mandarin: de2 fa3
do sth in the proper way; get the knack
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得滯
Mandarin: de5 zhi4
Simplified: 得滞
very; over (spoken)
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得物冇所用
Cantonese
get something that's of no use
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得獎
Mandarin: de2 jiang3
win a prize
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得病
Mandarin: de2 bing4
to fall ill; to fall sick; to contract a disease
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得益
Mandarin: de2 yi4
make a profit; make gains
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得知
Mandarin: de2 zhi1
[1] (find out and) know; [2] learn of
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得票率
Mandarin: de2 piao4 lv4
percentage of votes obtained
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得米
Mandarin: de5 mi3
(adv.)(v.) to succeed in getting what one wants;
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得罪
Mandarin: de2 zui4
offend; fall/run foul of; displease
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得自
derive
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