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• 鋤 — de5: hoe
• 除 — de5: to remove; to get rid of, except, to divide (arithmetic)
• 箸筒 — de7 dang5: chopstick holder
• 箸 — de7: chopsticks
• 的 — deg4: taxi (short for 的士)
• 當初 — deng1 co1: originally; at first; at the outset, previously; formerly
• 當晝 — deng1 dao3: noon; midday
• 當地 — deng1 di7: local
• 當場 — deng1 dion5: on the spot; then and there; at the scene
• 當下 — deng1 hia6: the present; right now
• 當面 — deng1 ming7: face to face, to someone's face, in person
• 當年 — deng1 ni5: those days; back then
• 當日 — deng1 rig8: the same day; that very day
• 當然 — deng1 riêng5: of course; surely, naturally
• 當事人 — deng1 se7 nang5: person involved; person implicated, party (in a legal case)
• 當時 — deng1 si5: at that time; then
• 當庭 — deng1 têng5: at court, in the courtroom (legal)
• 當前 — deng1 zoin5: current; present, today's
• 當 — deng1: ought; should, to regard as; to treat as, just at (the time of)
• 轉去 — deng2 ke3: to go back, to return home
• 轉來 — deng2 lai5: to come back, to return
• 轉內 — deng2 lai6: to go home
• 轉 — deng2: to turn
• 返 — deng2: to go back; to return (alternative form of 轉)
• 當鋪 — deng3 pou3: pawnshop
• 當 — deng3: to pawn, proper; suitable, trick; fraud
• 頓 — deng3: measure word for meals, measure word for a beating/scolding
• 長頷鹿 — deng5 am6 dêg8: giraffe
• 長長 — deng5 deng5: very long
• 長短 — deng5 do2: in any case, no matter what, at any rate
• 腸粉 — deng5 hung2: cheong fun, rice noodle rolls
• 長椅 — deng5 in2: bench, couch
• 長命 — deng5 mian7: long-lived
• 唐人棋 — deng5 nang5 gi5: Chinese chess, xiangqi
• 唐人話 — deng5 nang5 uê7: Chinese language (dated, overseas usage)
• 唐儂話 — deng5 nang5 uê7: Chinese language (esp. Mandarin)
• 唐人 — deng5 nang5: Chinese person, person of Chinese descent
• 唐人街 — deng5 rêng5 goi1: Chinatown
• 唐山人 — deng5 suan1 nang5: mainlander (person from mainland China)
• 唐山 — deng5 suan1: China, the ancestral homeland (overseas usage), the old country
• 堂食 — deng5 ziah8: to dine in, to eat in
• 唐 — deng5: Tang (dynasty), China; Chinese, a surname
• 堂 — deng5: hall; main room of a house, hall (in building names)
• 塘 — deng5: pond, embankment; dike
• 腸 — deng5: guts
• 盪喙 — deng6 cui3: to rinse the mouth
• 斷電 — deng6 diang6: to lose power, to have a power outage
• 斷氣 — deng6 ki3: to stop breathing; to die, to cut off the gas supply
• 丈 — deng6: zhang (traditional unit of length, about 3.3 meters), husband; gentleman
• 斷 — deng6: to break; to snap; to cut off, to sever; to interrupt
• 錠 — deng6: ingot (of gold/silver), tablet (e.g. of medicine)
• 段 — deng7: section; segment; piece, period (of time)
• 緞 — deng7: satin
• 啲咑 — di1 da5: suona (woodwind instrument)
• 的禾 — di1 da5: suona (Chinese reed horn instrument)
• 低調 — di1 diao7: low-key, low-profile, understated
• 蜘蛛網 — di1 du1 mang6: spiderweb, cobweb
• 蜘蛛 — di1 du1: spider
• 低谷 — di1 gog4: low valley, low point, slump
• 知府 — di1 hu2: prefectural magistrate
• 低落 — di1 loh8: low, depressed, downcast (mood)
• 低齡化 — di1 lêng5 huê3: to trend toward younger age, to skew younger
• 低齡 — di1 lêng5: young age, of a young(er) age
• 的士 — di1 se6: taxi, cab; taxicab
• 低俗 — di1 sog8: vulgar, lowbrow, tacky
• 低頭 — di1 tao5: to lower one's head, to bow, to submit; to give in
• 低碳 — di1 tuan3: low-carbon
• 的話 — di1 uê7: if; in that case (particle marking a conditional clause)
• 低 — di1: low (height, quantity, or voice)
• 氐 — di1: root; basis (of a tree, archaic), basis; fundamental
• 的 — di1: possessive particle ('s), nominalizing particle
• 羝 — di1: ram, buck (male sheep or goat)
• 蜘 — di1: spider (bound form, as in 蜘蛛)
• 抵押 — di2 ah4: to mortgage, to put up as collateral
• 抵禦 — di2 ghe6: to resist, to withstand
• 抵抗力 — di2 kang3 lag8: resistance (to disease), immunity
• 抵制 — di2 zi3: to resist, to boycott, to reject
• 致殘 — di3 cang5: to cause someone to become crippled/disabled
• 帝國主義 — di3 gog4 zu2 ngi6: imperialism
• 帝國 — di3 gog4: empire
• 致敬 — di3 gêng3: to pay tribute to, to salute, to show respect
• 智慧 — di3 hui6: wisdom, intelligence
• 智力障礙 — di3 lag8 ziang3 ghai7: intellectual disability
• 智力 — di3 lag8: intellect, intelligence
• 智能化 — di3 lêng5 huê3: to make intelligent/smart (a system), to smarten
• 智能 — di3 lêng5: intelligent, smart
• 致命 — di3 mian7: fatal, deadly, lethal
• 致癌 — di3 ngam5: to cause cancer, to be carcinogenic
• 置身 — di3 sing1: to place oneself in, to stay in
• 知識產權 — di3 sêg4 suan2 kuang5: intellectual property rights
• 帝 — di3: emperor, sovereign
• 戴 — di3: to wear (on the head); to put on, to support; to bear
• 智 — di3: wisdom, intelligence
• 置 — di3: to put, to place, to set up
• 致 — di3: to cause; to result in, to send; to convey
• D — di5: the Latin letter D (as used in Chinese)
• 遞增 — di5 zêng1: to increase progressively, to increase by degrees
• 池 — di5: pond, pool
• 遞 — di5: to pass, to hand over, to deliver
• 底儂 — di6 nang5: who
• 弟兄姐妹 — di6 hian1 zê2 muê7: brothers and sisters, brethren (fellow believers)
• 弟嫂 — di6 so2: younger brother's wife, sister-in-law
• 隸書 — di6 ze1: clerical script (a style of Chinese calligraphy)
• 弟子 — di6 ze2: disciple, student; follower
• 弟 — di6: younger brother
• 彘 — di6: pig, swine
• 棣 — di6: younger brother (literary), cherry tree, surname
• 逮 — di6: to catch; to seize; to arrest
• 隸 — di6: servant; slave (archaic), to be subordinate to
• 地板 — di7 bang2: floor, flooring
• 地表 — di7 biou2: earth's surface, ground surface
• 地盤 — di7 buan5: turf, territory, one's base of power
• 底撮 — di7 coh4: which ones (plural)
• 地豆仁 — di7 dao7 rêng5: shelled peanut, peanut kernel
• 地豆 — di7 dao7: peanut
• 底𫢗 — di7 diang5: who, whom
• 地圖 — di7 dou5: map
• 地帶 — di7 dua3: zone; region; territory
• 地界 — di7 gai3: boundary, land demarcation
• 底個 — di7 gai5: which, which one
• 地缸 — di7 gang1: spittoon
• 地溝油 — di7 gao1 iu5: gutter oil, illicit recycled cooking oil
• 地獄 — di7 ghêg8: hell, underworld, inferno
• 底囝 — di7 gian2: where
• 地球 — di7 giu5: Earth, the globe
• 地塊 — di7 go3: where
• 底塊 — di7 go3: where, how (in rhetorical questions)
• 治宮 — di7 gêng1: temple attendant in charge of incense and candles
• 地方 — di7 hng1: place, region, area
• 地骹 — di7 ka1: foundation (of a building)
• 地級市 — di7 kib4 ci6: prefecture-level city
• 地區 — di7 ku1: area; region; district
• 地理 — di7 li2: geography, topography
• 治理 — di7 li2: to govern, to administer, to manage
• 治療 — di7 liou5: to treat; to provide medical treatment
• 地雷 — di7 lui5: land mine, sensitive topic
• 地貌 — di7 mao6: topography, landform, terrain
• 地面 — di7 ming7: ground, floor, earth's surface
• 底人 — di7 nang5: who, whom
• 地標 — di7 piou1: landmark
• 地平線 — di7 pêng5 suan3: horizon
• 治癒 — di7 ru2: to cure, to heal
• 地勢 — di7 si3: terrain; topography
• 底時 — di7 si5: when
• 地頭蛇 — di7 tao5 zua5: local bully, local tyrant
• 地鐵 — di7 tih4: subway, metro, underground railway
• 地拖 — di7 tua1: mop
• 治安 — di7 uan1: public security, public order
• 地位 — di7 ui7: position; status; standing, location; place
• 地氈 — di7 zin1: carpet, rug
• 地震帶 — di7 zing2 dua3: seismic zone, earthquake belt
• 地震 — di7 zing2: earthquake
• 地質學 — di7 zioh4 hag8: geology
• 地質 — di7 ziêh4: geology; geological features
• 地下室 — di7 ê6 sig4: basement, cellar
• 地下 — di7 ê6: ground; floor, underground
• 地 — di7: earth; ground; land; place
• 底 — di7: which; what
• 治 — di7: to govern, to treat/cure (a disease)
• 爹 — dia1: father; dad (colloquial)
• 諜報 — diab8 bo3: intelligence (secret information)
• 蝶 — diab8: butterfly
• 諜 — diab8: spy, espionage
• 秩序 — diag4 su6: order; law and order
• 哲 — diag4: wise; sagacious
• 擉 — diag4: to flick (with a finger), to strike with a finger
• 瓞 — diag4: small melon
• 秩 — diag4: order; sequence, rank
• 窒 — diag4: to block up, to obstruct, to plug
• 蜇 — diag4: to sting, to smart
• 姪 — diag8: nephew; niece (fraternal)
• 跌 — diag8: to fall down, to drop (price)
• 摘記 — diah4 gi3: excerpts; notes
• 摘要 — diah4 iao3: summary; abstract, excerpt
• 摘由 — diah4 iu5: to make an excerpt (of an official document)
• 摘錄 — diah4 log8: to excerpt; to extract (a passage), excerpt
• 嫡 — diah4: of the legal/primary wife (as opposed to a concubine's); of direct/lineal descent; orthodox, legitimate
• 摘 — diah4: to pick; to pluck (fruit, flowers), to take off (glasses, hat), to select; to choose
• 謫 — diah4: to censure; to blame, to demote; to banish
• 糴米 — diah8 bhi2: to buy rice
• 糴 — diah8: to buy grain, to purchase rice
• 玷污 — diam1 u1: to stain; to sully; to tarnish
• 沾 — diam1: to soak; to moisten, to touch; to come into contact with
• 玷 — diam1: flaw; blemish (in jade or character)
• 砧 — diam1: chopping block; cutting board, anvil
• 點菜 — diam2 cai3: to order dishes (at a restaurant)
• 點名 — diam2 mian5: to call the roll, to name and criticize
• 點燃 — diam2 riang5: to ignite; to light; to kindle
• 點心 — diam2 sim1: snack; light refreshment, dim sum; pastry
• 點讚 — diam2 zang3: to like (a social media post); to press "like"
• 點鐘 — diam2 zêng1: o'clock, hour
• 點 — diam2: dot; point, o'clock, a little; a bit
• 店員 — diam3 uang5: shop assistant; salesclerk
• 店主 — diam3 zu2: shop owner; shopkeeper
• 店 — diam3: shop; store, inn
• 踮 — diam3: to hide
• 甜蜜 — diam5 bhig8: sweet, happy; loving
• 甜橙 — diam5 cêng5: sweet orange, orange (Citrus sinensis)
• 甜粿 — diam5 guê2: nian gao, New Year rice cake
• 甜言蜜語 — diam5 ngang5 bhig8 ghe2: sweet words and honeyed phrases, cajolery