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• 甜尿病 — diam5 rio7 bên7: diabetes mellitus, diabetes
• 甜尿 — diam5 rio7: sweet urine, diabetes (colloquial, short for 甜尿病)
• 甜頭 — diam5 tao5: sweet taste, pleasant flavour
• 甜 — diam5: sweet, sugary
• 恬恬 — diam7 diam7: quiet, silent, quietly
• 惦惦 — diam7 diam7: constantly, often, always
• 鼎𥴊 — dian2 gam2: lid of a cooking pot
• 鼎蓋 — dian2 kain3: lid of a cooking pot
• 鼎崁 — dian2 kam3: lid of a cooking pot
• 鼎鑢 — dian2 le1: spatula (cooking utensil)
• 鼎溜 — dian2 liu6: spatula; slice (cooking utensil)
• 鼎 — dian2: pot; wok (cooking vessel), cauldron (archaic/ceremonial)
• 定錢 — dian3 zin5: deposit, down payment, earnest money
• 埕 — dian5: yard, open ground for drying grain, salt production, or aquaculture
• 定點 — dian7 diam2: fixed point, designated location
• 定著 — dian7 dioh8: surely, certainly, definitely
• 定金 — dian7 gim1: deposit, down payment, earnest money
• 定價 — dian7 gê3: to set a price, to price, fixed price
• 定期 — dian7 ki5: regular, periodic, fixed-term
• 定律 — dian7 lug8: law, principle, fixed rule
• 定義 — dian7 ngi6: definition
• 定製 — dian7 zi3: to custom-make, to customize
• 定罪 — dian7 zuê6: to convict, to find guilty
• 定 — dian7: stable; fixed, certain; definite
• 癲癇 — diang1 gang2: epilepsy
• 珍貴 — diang1 gui3: precious; valuable; treasured
• 𫢗時 — diang1 si5: when
• 珍珠 — diang1 zu1: pearl
• 滇 — diang1: full
• 顛 — diang1: top; peak; summit, crown of the head
• 碾米 — diang2 bhi2: to husk rice; to hull rice
• 展現 — diang2 hing7: to display, to show, to present
• 典型 — diang2 hêng5: typical, representative, archetypal
• 展演 — diang2 ing5: to perform, to showcase
• 展期 — diang2 ki5: exhibition period, duration of an exhibition
• 展區 — diang2 ku1: display area, exhibition area
• 展開 — diang2 kui1: to unfold, to spread out, to develop
• 展示 — diang2 si7: to display, to show, to exhibit
• 碘酒 — diang2 ziu2: tincture of iodine, iodine antiseptic
• 典 — diang2: law; canon, classic text; scripture
• 展 — diang2: to unfold, to open, to extend
• 碘 — diang2: iodine
• 𫢗 — diang5: who
• 電錶 — diang6 bio1: electricity meter
• 電白 — diang6 bêh8: Dianbai (district of Maoming, Guangdong, China)
• 電磁波 — diang6 ce5 bo1: electromagnetic wave
• 電車 — diang6 cia1: tram, trolleybus, electric vehicle
• 電廠 — diang6 ciang2: power plant
• 電池 — diang6 di5: battery
• 電動車 — diang6 dong6 cia1: electric vehicle, electric bicycle
• 電動機 — diang6 dong6 gi1: electric motor
• 電動 — diang6 dong6: electric-powered, electrically powered, electric
• 電風扇 — diang6 huang1 sin3: electric fan
• 典範 — diang6 huang6: model, example, paradigm
• 電壓 — diang6 iab4: voltage
• 電影 — diang6 ian2: movie, film
• 電油 — diang6 iu5: petrol, gasoline
• 電器 — diang6 ki3: electrical appliance, electric device
• 電氣 — diang6 ki3: electricity, electrical power
• 電力 — diang6 lag8: electric power, electricity
• 電流 — diang6 liu5: electric current
• 電鈴 — diang6 lêng1: electric bell, doorbell
• 電網 — diang6 mang6: power grid, electrified wire fence
• 電纜 — diang6 nam2: (electric) cable
• 電鈕 — diang6 niu2: button (on an electrical device), switch
• 電視臺 — diang6 si6 tai5: television station
• 電視 — diang6 si6: television, TV
• 電商 — diang6 siang1: e-commerce
• 電信 — diang6 sing3: telecommunications
• 電線杆 — diang6 suan3 guan1: utility pole, telephone pole
• 電臺 — diang6 tai5: radio station, broadcasting station
• 電話號碼 — diang6 uê7 ho7 bhê2: telephone number, phone number
• 電話卡 — diang6 uê7 ka2: phone card, calling card
• 電話 — diang6 uê7: telephone, phone call
• 電子音樂 — diang6 ze2 im1 ghaoh8: electronic music
• 電子產品 — diang6 ze2 suan2 bing2: electronic product, electronics
• 電子 — diang6 ze2: electron, electronic
• 電鑽 — diang6 zeng3: electric drill
• 甸 — diang6: suburbs of the capital, open country; used in place names
• 電 — diang6: electricity, electric power, lightning
• 雕刻 — diao1 kêg4: to carve, to sculpt, to engrave
• 雕塑 — diao1 suag4: sculpture, statue
• 刁鑽 — diao1 zeng3: tricky, cunning, devious
• 刁 — diao1: treacherous; crafty, deceitful, picky (about food)
• 吊頷 — diao3 am6: to hang oneself, to commit suicide by hanging
• 吊瓜 — diao3 guê1: cucumber
• 吊唁 — diao3 ngang3: to offer condolences
• 吊 — diao3: to hang; to suspend, to condole; to mourn
• 條約 — diao5 ioh4: treaty, pact
• 條例 — diao5 li7: regulations, ordinance, bylaw
• 條 — diao5: classifier for long, thin objects (e.g. fish, ropes, rivers), strip; twig
• 召開 — diao6 kui1: to convene (a meeting), to hold (a meeting)
• 兆 — diao6: omen; portent, trillion / million (numeral prefix)
• 召 — diao6: to call together; to convene; to summon
• 掉 — diao7: to throw; to toss, to throw away; to discard
• 得分 — dig4 hung1: to score, to earn points
• 得以 — dig4 in2: to be able to (as a result of), thereby able to
• 得罪 — dig4 zo6: to offend; to give offense, excuse me (apology for interrupting)
• 得 — dig4: to get; to obtain, to be able to; can, to finish; ready
• 直播 — dig8 bua3: to broadcast live, to livestream
• 直直 — dig8 dig8: straight, continuously, exactly
• 直覺 — dig8 gag4: intuition, instinct, gut feeling
• 直到 — dig8 gao3: until, up to
• 直觀 — dig8 guang1: intuitive, self-evident, visual
• 直徑 — dig8 gên3: diameter
• 直轄市 — dig8 hag4 ci6: municipality directly under the central government
• 直線 — dig8 suan3: straight line
• 直接 — dig8 zih4: direct
• 直 — dig8: straight
• 滴囝 — dih4 gian2: a little; a bit
• 滴 — dih4: to drip; to dribble, drop (of liquid)
• 蒂 — dih4: stalk (of a flower or fruit), calyx
• 碟飯 — dih8 bung7: rice plate (rice topped with meat and vegetables)
• 碟 — dih8: small plate, saucer, dish
• 琛 — dim1: treasure; gem (literary)
• 郴 — dim1: Chenzhou (a city in Hunan, China)
• 鴆 — dim1: to poison, poison
• 沉重 — dim5 dang6: heavy, grave, serious, solemn
• 沉淪 — dim5 lung5: to sink into (vice or depravity), to fall into degradation, to perish
• 沉迷 — dim5 mi5: to be addicted to, to indulge in, to be engrossed in
• 沉浮 — dim5 pu5: to sink and rise (in water), to drift along, having ups and downs
• 沉寂 — dim5 sog4: quiet, still, silent (with no news)
• 沉睡 — dim5 sui6: to be sound asleep, to be fast asleep
• 沉痛 — dim5 tong3: deeply grieved, sorrowful, bitter (of an experience)
• 沉積 — dim5 zêh4: to deposit, to accumulate, to build up
• 沉 — dim5: to sink; to submerge, heavy; deep
• 朕 — dim6: I (self-reference used exclusively by an emperor), royal we
• 纏跤 — din5 ka1: to bind one's feet (foot-binding)
• 滇 — din6: to rise (of water)
• 顛倒 — ding1 do3: to turn upside-down; to reverse, to be confused; chaotic
• 振動 — ding2 dang6: to vibrate, to oscillate, to tremble
• 鎮中 — ding3 dang1: middle, center
• 鎮塊 — ding3 do3: to take up space, to be in the way; to be a hindrance
• 鎮江 — ding3 gang1: Zhenjiang (city in Jiangsu, China)
• 鎮痛 — ding3 tong3: to relieve pain, to ease pain
• 鎮靜 — ding3 zên6: calm, steady; composed
• 鎮 — ding3: town, township, to garrison; to suppress
• 塵埃 — ding5 ai1: dust
• 藤牌 — ding5 bai5: rattan shield, shield
• 塵 — ding5: dust; dirt
• 藤 — ding5: vine, rattan; cane
• 陣雨 — ding7 hou6: rain shower, shower
• 陣 — ding7: classifier for a short period, spell, or burst, a while; a moment
• 潮語 — dio5 ghe2: Teochew (a variety of Southern Min Chinese)
• 潮流 — dio5 liu5: tide; tidal current, trend
• 潮南 — dio5 nam5: Chaonan (district of Shantou, Guangdong)
• 潮人 — dio5 rêng5: Teochew person
• 潮州人，福建祖 — dio5 ziu1 nang5: Teochew people have Fujian ancestors
• 潮州儂 — dio5 ziu1 nang5: a Teochew person, a person from Chaozhou
• 潮州話 — dio5 ziu1 uê7: the Teochew language, Chaozhou dialect
• 潮州 — dio5 ziu1: Chaozhou, Teochew
• 潮水 — dio5 zui2: tide; tidal water
• 潮 — dio5: tide, wave, damp; humid
• 趙 — dio6: Zhao (surname)
• 著 — dioh4: correct
• 著病 — dioh8 bên7: to fall ill, to catch a disease, to contract an illness
• 著急 — dioh8 gib4: anxious, worried
• 著力 — dioh8 lag8: to exert effort, to try hard
• 張樣張相 — dion1 ion7 dion1 sion3: to behave affectedly, to put on an act, to show off
• 釣魚鉤 — dion3 he5 gao1: fishhook, fishing hook
• 釣魚篙 — dion3 he5 go1: fishing rod, fishing pole
• 釣魚 — dion3 he5: to fish, to go fishing, to angle
• 賬戶 — dion3 hou6: account (e.g. bank account)
• 釣 — dion3: to fish; to angle, to lure; to tempt
• 場地 — dion5 di7: site, venue, sports pitch
• 場館 — dion5 guang2: venue, stadium/arena
• 場景 — dion5 gêng2: scene, scenario, setting
• 場面 — dion5 ming7: scene, spectacle, show of pomp/appearance
• 場 — dion5: open space; field; venue, market
• 丈姆婆 — dion6 m2 pua5: mother-in-law (wife's mother)
• 碉堡 — diou1 bao2: pillbox, bunker, blockhouse
• 雕琢 — diou1 doh4: to carve and polish; to sculpt
• 貂 — diou1: marten
• 雕 — diou1: to carve; to engrave
• 屌 — diou2: to fuck (vulgar)
• 屌 — diou2: penis (vulgar slang)
• 條件 — diou5 gian6: condition; requirement, circumstances; situation
• 丟棄 — diu1 ki3: to abandon, to discard, to throw away
• 丟 — diu1: to throw, to toss, to hurl
• 枓 — diu2: supporting bracket in traditional Chinese wooden architecture
• 綢緞 — diu5 deng7: silks and satins
• 綢 — diu5: silk cloth, satin damask
• 粙稿草 — diu6 go2 cao2: rice straw
• 佇 — diu6: at, in, on (locative)
• 粙 — diu6: paddy; unhulled rice
• 苧 — diu6: ramie (Boehmeria nivea)
• 潮安 — diê5 ang1: Chao'an (a district of Chaozhou, Guangdong)
• 潮劇 — diê5 giah8: Teochew opera
• 潮陽 — diê5 iên5: Chaoyang (a district of Shantou, Guangdong)
• 潮汕人 — diê5 suan1 nang5: Teochew person; person from the Chaoshan region
• 潮汕儂 — diê5 suan1 nang5: alternative form of 潮汕人 (Teochew person)
• 潮汕話 — diê5 suan1 uê7: Teochew (the Chaoshan dialect of Southern Min Chinese)
• 潮汕 — diê5 suan1: Chaoshan (region in northeastern Guangdong)
• 潮州人 — diê5 ziu1 nang5: Teochew person, person from Chaozhou
• 堞 — diêb8: plate
• 哲學 — diêg4 hag8: philosophy
• 紩 — diêg4: to sew
• 輒 — diêg4: always; often; each time, at once; immediately
• 迭 — diêg4: to alternate, repeatedly
• 著棋 — diêh4 gi5: to play chess