Cantonese Dictionary

打令

daa1 ling2

Mandarin: da3 ling4

darling

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打仰瞓

daa2 ngong5 fan3

Mandarin: da3 yang3 fen4

Cantonese

a sleeping position, to sleep on one's back

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打估

daa2 gu2

Mandarin: da3 gu1

to estimate; to predict; to guess the riddle

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打低

daa2 dai1

Mandarin: da3 di1

beaten or defeated

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打住家工

daa2 zyu6 gaa1 gung1

Mandarin: da3 zhu4 jia1 gong1

to work as a nanny; to work as a domestic helper, a maid

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打佢老母

daa2 keoi4 lou5 mou2

Mandarin: da3 qu2 lao3 mu3

Cantonese

euphemism for 𨳒佢老母, fuck his mother [colloquial]

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打個冷

daa2 go3 laang5*1

Cantonese

go for a stroll; walk around somewhere

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打個白鴿轉

daa2 go3 baak6 gaap3 zyun3

Mandarin: da3 ge4 bai2 ge1 zhuan3

Simplified: 打个白鸽转

literally: Pigeons make a turn, it means to take a quick stroll then return

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打個突

daa2 go3 dat6

Mandarin: da3 ge4 tu1

Simplified: 打个突

to surprise [colloquial]

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打倒

daa2 dou2

Mandarin: da3 dao3

to flatten; to overthrow (governments, leaders, etc.)

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打倒掟

daa2 dou3 deng3

Mandarin: da3 dao3 ding4

Cantonese

to invert

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打倒褪

daa2 dou3 tan3

Cantonese

to go backwards; to go in reverse

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打倒褪

daa2 dou2 tan3

Mandarin: da3 dao4 tun4

to go backwards

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打假波

daa2 gaa2 bo1

Mandarin: da3 jia3 bo1

match-fixing

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打側身

daa2 zak1 san1

Mandarin: da3 ce4 shen1

Simplified: 打侧身

verb; to lean on one's side

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打傷

daa2 soeng1

Mandarin: da3 shang1

to beat and injure; to physically injure

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打冷

daa2 laang5*1

Cantonese

to have a Chaozhou-style meal

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打冷

daa2 laang1

Mandarin: da3 leng3

to eat Teochew (Chaozhou) cuisine (a type of Chinese cuisine)

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打冷震

daa2 laang5 zan3

Mandarin: da3 leng3 zhen4

(verb) to shiver; to tremble; to quiver

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打出

daa2 ceot1

Mandarin: da3 chu1

to reveal body parts; to make, to create, to strive for

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打到

daa2 dou3

Mandarin: da3 dao4

to hit, to fight; to hit, to fight until

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打到亞媽都唔認得

daa2 dou3 aa3 maa1 dou1 m4 jing6 dak1

Mandarin: da3 dao4 ya4 ma1 dou1 wu2 ren4 de5

Simplified: 打到亚妈都唔认得

Cantonese

to be beaten up to a bad state, beyond recognition [colloquial]

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打到塊嘢咁

daa2 dou3 faai3 je5 gam2

Mandarin: da3 dao4 kuai4 ye3 gan1

Simplified: 打到块嘢咁

Cantonese

to be beaten up to a bad state [colloquial]

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打到寸唔起為止

daa2 dou3 cyun3 m4 hei2 wai4 zi2

Mandarin: da3 dao4 cun4 wu2 qi3 wei2zhi3

Simplified: 打到寸唔起为止

Cantonese

to be beaten up to such a bad state that they cannot fight back [colloquial]

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打到撻皮

daa2 dou3 taat3 pei4

Mandarin: da3 dao4 ta4 pi2

Simplified: 打到挞皮

to be beaten up severely [colloquial]

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打到死狗咁

daa2 dou3 sei2 gau2 gam2

Mandarin: da3 dao4 si3 gou3 gan1

Cantonese

to be beaten up to a bad state [colloquial]

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打到瞓直

daa2 dou3 fan3 zik6

Mandarin: da3 dao4 xun4 zhi2

Cantonese

to beat the life out of someone [colloquial]

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打到粒聲都冇

daa2 dou3 lap1 seng1 dou1 mou5

Mandarin: da3 dao4 li4 sheng1 dou1 mao3

Simplified: 打到粒声都冇

Cantonese

to beat the life out of someone [colloquial]

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打到豬頭咁

daa2 dou3 zyu1 tau4 gam2

Mandarin: da3 dao4 zhu1tou2 gan1

Simplified: 打到猪头咁

Cantonese

to be all swollen from being beaten up [colloquial]

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打到開花

daa2 dou3 hoi1 faa1

Mandarin: da3 dao4 kai1hua1

Simplified: 打到开花

to be beaten up to a bad state [colloquial]

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