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• 著傷 — diêh8 siên1: to be injured, to be wounded
• 著想 — diêh8 siên6: to consider, to take into consideration
• 著痧 — diêh8 sua1: to suffer from heatstroke or sunstroke
• 店鋪 — diêm3 pou3: shop; store
• 賬號 — diên3 ho7: account number, username
• 釣女 — diên3 ni2: to chase after girls, to pick up girls
• 釣餌 — diên3 re6: fishing bait, bait
• 帳 — diên3: tent; curtain, mosquito net
• 賬 — diên3: account; bill, debt
• 場所 — diên5 so2: place; venue; location
• 丈姆 — diên6 m2: mother-in-law (wife's mother)
• 丈母 — diên6 m2: mother-in-law (wife's mother)
• 丈人 — diên6 nang5: father-in-law (wife's father)
• 丈儂 — diên6 nang5: father-in-law (wife's father)
• 巔 — diêng1: summit; mountaintop, the top
• 珍 — diêng1: precious; valuable; rare, treasure
• 癲 — diêng1: crazy, mad, nuts
• 典禮 — diêng2 li2: ceremony, ritual
• 碾 — diêng2: to grind; to crush, roller
• 電報 — diêng6 bo3: telegram, telegraphy
• 電膽 — diêng6 dan2: light bulb
• 電燈泡 — diêng6 dêng1 pa6: light bulb
• 電戲 — diêng6 hi3: movie, film
• 電火 — diêng6 huê2: electric light, lamp
• 電毛 — diêng6 mo5: to perm (hair)
• 電腦 — diêng6 nao2: computer
• 電視機 — diêng6 si6 gi1: television set, TV set
• 電線 — diêng6 suan3: electrical wire
• 電塗 — diêng6 tou5: battery (dialectal), dry cell
• 電梯 — diêng6 tui1: elevator, escalator
• 電船 — diêng6 zung5: small steamer, small steamship
• 墊 — diêng6: cushion; pad; mat, to prop up (with a support)
• 奠 — diêng6: to make offerings to the dead; to libate
• 長 — dng5: long
• 多寶魚 — do1 bo2 he5: turbot
• 刀背 — do1 bu3: back of a knife blade
• 多次 — do1 ce2: many times, repeatedly
• 刀喙 — do1 cui3: edge of a knife blade
• 多情 — do1 cêng5: affectionate, passionate, emotional
• 多多指教 — do1 do1 zi2 ka3: please give me advice (humble), nice to meet you
• 多餘 — do1 e5: superfluous; unnecessary; surplus
• 刀囝 — do1 gian2: small knife, pocketknife
• 多管閒事 — do1 guang2 oin5 se7: to meddle in others' business, nosy
• 多樣化 — do1 ion7 huê3: to diversify
• 刀口 — do1 kao2: edge of a knife, cutting edge, incision
• 導郎 — do1 long5: please (polite request), to help; to assist
• 多謝 — do1 sia7: thank you, thanks
• 多少 — do1 zio2: how much; how many, amount
• 刀 — do1: knife, blade
• 多 — do1: many; much; a lot of
• 倒賣 — do2 bhoi7: to resell at a profit, to scalp (goods)
• 倒帳 — do2 diên3: to default on a debt; to repudiate a debt, (Teochew) to go bankrupt; to close down
• 短短 — do2 do2: brief; short
• 短路 — do2 lou7: to short-circuit, (figuratively) to have a mental lapse
• 短命 — do2 mian7: short-lived, doomed to die young
• 短跑 — do2 pao2: sprint, short-distance run
• 短信 — do2 sing3: text message; SMS, short letter
• 倒塌 — do2 tab8: to collapse, to fall down (of a structure)
• 短暫 — do2 ziam6: temporary; transient, fleeting; short-lived
• 倒酒 — do2 ziu2: to pour a drink (wine/alcohol)
• 倒 — do2: to lie down, to recline
• 朵 — do2: classifier for clusters of fruit
• 短 — do2: short (in length)
• 倒爿 — do3 boin5: left side, the left
• 倒手爿 — do3 ciu2 boin5: left side; the left
• 倒手囝 — do3 ciu2 gian2: left-handed person, left-hander
• 倒手 — do3 ciu2: left hand
• 倒轉 — do3 deng2: to turn around; to reverse direction, to return; to come/go back
• 倒灌 — do3 guêng3: to flow backward (of floodwaters), to back up (of tidal water)
• 倒面 — do3 ming7: back (of something); reverse side
• 地 — do3: place; spot
• 帶 — do3: place, where
• 逃亡 — do5 bhuang5: to flee, to go into exile
• 躲避 — do5 bi7: to avoid; to dodge, to hide oneself; to elude
• 逃避 — do5 bi7: to evade, to avoid, to escape from
• 逃學 — do5 hag8: to play truant, to skip school
• 逃犯 — do5 huam6: fugitive, escaped criminal
• 逃離 — do5 li5: to flee, to escape, to run away
• 逃難 — do5 nang7: to flee from disaster
• 躲貓貓 — do5 ngiao1 ngiao1: to play hide and seek
• 逃生 — do5 sên1: to flee for one's life, to escape (danger)
• 屠宰 — do5 zai2: to slaughter, to butcher
• 剁 — do5: to chop; to mince
• 躲 — do5: to hide, to avoid; to evade
• 逃 — do5: to escape, to flee, to run away
• 在場 — do6 dion5: to be present, to be on the scene
• 在建 — do6 giang6: to be under construction
• 在乎 — do6 hu1: to care about, to mind
• 在於 — do6 i1: to lie in; to be situated at, to depend on; to hinge upon
• 在意 — do6 i3: to care about, to mind, to pay attention to
• 在讀 — do6 tag8: to be currently enrolled/studying (at a school)
• 在位 — do6 ui7: to reign; to hold the throne, to hold a position/office
• 在 — do6: to be at; to exist, at; in
• 袋錶 — do7 bio1: pocket watch
• 代 — do7: generation; era, matter; affair (Southern Min)
• 袋 — do7: bag; sack; pouch; pocket
• 督促 — dog4 cog4: to supervise and urge on, to oversee and prompt
• 剁褲跤 — dog4 kou3 ka1: to shorten trouser legs (by cutting/hemming)
• 築路 — dog4 lou7: to build roads
• 斫 — dog4: to hack, to chop
• 斲 — dog4: to chop, to hack
• 督 — dog4: to supervise, to oversee
• 築 — dog4: to build, to construct
• 篤 — dog4: sincere, honest, firm
• 逐步 — dog8 bou7: gradually, step by step
• 獨創 — dog8 cang3: to innovate, to create independently
• 獨居 — dog8 ge1: to live alone
• 獨具一格 — dog8 gu6 zêg8 gêh4: to have a unique style, distinctively original
• 逐利 — dog8 li6: to pursue profit
• 獨立國 — dog8 lib8 gog4: independent state
• 獨立 — dog8 lib8: independent, separate
• 逐漸 — dog8 ziam6: gradually, little by little
• 牘 — dog8: document, letter, writing tablet (archaic)
• 犢 — dog8: calf (young cow or bull)
• 纛 — dog8: large ceremonial army banner (historical), feather/hair banner on the imperial carriage (historical)
• 逐 — dog8: to chase; to pursue, one by one; gradually
• 黷 — dog8: to tarnish; to defile, to act rashly or indiscriminately
• 桌球 — doh4 giu5: billiards; snooker, table tennis (regional)
• 桌面 — doh4 ming7: tabletop; table surface, desktop (computer GUI)
• 卓 — doh4: outstanding, lofty, tall and erect
• 啄 — doh4: to peck
• 桌 — doh4: table, desk
• 琢 — doh4: to carve (jade), to polish; refine
• 擇菜 — doh8 cai3: to pick over vegetables, to remove unwanted parts of vegetables
• 著火 — doh8 huê2: to catch fire
• 擇食 — doh8 ziah8: picky about food, fussy eater
• 奪 — doh8: to seize, to take by force, to deprive
• 擇 — doh8: to pick up (off the ground), to choose; to select
• 堤 — doi1: dike, embankment
• 底爿 — doi2 boin5: inside
• 底部 — doi2 bou6: bottom (of something)
• 底褲 — doi2 kou3: underpants
• 底衫 — doi2 san1: underwear; undershirt
• 底線 — doi2 suan3: bottom line; limit, baseline
• 底蘊 — doi2 ung2: inner depth; hidden background, inside information
• 底層 — doi2 zang5: ground floor, bottom (of a pile), lowest rung (of society)
• 底 — doi2: bottom; underside, inside
• 抵 — doi2: to arrive; to reach, to prop up; to resist
• 題目 — doi5 mag8: subject; title; topic, exam question
• 蹄 — doi5: hoof, trotter (leg of pork)
• 題 — doi5: topic, question; problem
• 第尾 — doin6 bhuê2: the last, last one
• 第八 — doin6 boih4: eighth
• 第七 — doin6 cig4: seventh
• 第九 — doin6 gao2: ninth
• 第幾 — doin6 gui2: what number; which (in a numbered series); how manyth
• 第一時間 — doin6 ig4 si5 gang1: immediately, at once, right away
• 第一 — doin6 ig4: first, number one
• 第六 — doin6 lag8: sixth
• 第五 — doin6 ngou6: fifth
• 第二 — doin6 ri6: second
• 第三方 — doin6 san1 huang1: third party
• 第三 — doin6 san1: third
• 第四 — doin6 si3: fourth
• 第十 — doin6 zab8: tenth
• 佃 — doin6: to rent land (from a landlord), to farm as a tenant
• 第 — doin6: ordinal number prefix (forms ordinals, e.g. 第一 'first'), sequence; number
• 殿 — doin7: hall; palace; temple
• 靛 — doin7: indigo (dye), indigo (colour)
• 𠕇 — doin7: hard, solid
• 丼 — dom6: donburi (Japanese rice bowl dish)
• 抌 — dom6: to throw down (something small and heavy), to fling down
• 中文 — dong1 bhung5: Chinese language
• 中餐 — dong1 cang1: Chinese cuisine, Chinese food
• 忠臣 — dong1 cing5: loyal minister
• 中秋 — dong1 ciu1: Mid-Autumn Festival, mid-autumn
• 中斷 — dong1 deng6: to interrupt; to break off; to discontinue
• 忠直 — dong1 dig8: loyal and upright
• 中等 — dong1 dêng2: medium, average, moderate
• 中介 — dong1 gai3: intermediary, medium, agent, broker
• 中共 — dong1 gang7: Chinese Communist Party (CCP), (Taiwan usage) Communist China; the PRC
• 忠告 — dong1 gao3: advice, counsel, recommendation
• 忠厚 — dong1 gao6: honest and considerate, kind-hearted
• 當今 — dong1 gim1: now; at present; nowadays
• 中國大陸 — dong1 gog4 dai6 lêg8: mainland China
• 中國地方 — dong1 gog4 di7 hng1: Chūgoku region (Japan)
• 中國共產黨 — dong1 gog4 gang7 suan2 dang2: Communist Party of China, Chinese Communist Party
• 中國人 — dong1 gog4 nang5: Chinese person, Chinese people
• 中國儂 — dong1 gog4 nang5: Chinese person, Chinese people
• 中國話 — dong1 gog4 uê7: the Chinese language
• 中國 — dong1 gog4: China
• 中學 — dong1 hag8: secondary school, middle school, high school
• 中華民國 — dong1 hua5 ming5 gog4: Republic of China, Taiwan (colloquially)
• 中華人民共和國 — dong1 hua5 ring5 ming5 gang7 hua5 gog4: People's Republic of China
• 中華 — dong1 hua5: China (formal/poetic term), Chinese civilization
• 中藥 — dong1 ioh8: traditional Chinese medicine, Chinese medicinal herbs
• 中考 — dong1 kao2: senior high school entrance examination
• 中立國 — dong1 lib8 gog4: neutral state, neutral country
• 中立 — dong1 lib8: neutral, impartial
• 中人 — dong1 nang5: middleman, go-between, intermediary
• 中午 — dong1 ngou2: noon, midday
• 中原 — dong1 nguêng5: the Central Plain (China), China (literary)
• 中年 — dong1 ni5: middle age, middle-aged
• 中小學 — dong1 siao2 hag8: primary and secondary schools
• 中心 — dong1 sim1: center, core
• 中山裝 — dong1 suan1 zuang1: Mao suit, Zhongshan suit
• 中途 — dong1 tu5: midway, halfway
• 中醫 — dong1 ui1: traditional Chinese medicine, TCM doctor
• 中轉站 — dong1 zuang2 zam6: transfer station, interchange
• 忠 — dong1: loyal, devoted, faithful