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• 突 — dug8: to stick out; to protrude, suddenly; abruptly
• 追尾 — dui1 bhuê2: to rear-end, to bump into the vehicle in front, to have a rear-end collision
• 追尋 — dui1 cim5: to pursue, to search for, to track down
• 追星 — dui1 cên1: to idolize a celebrity, to be a fan chasing after a star
• 追逐 — dui1 dog8: to chase after; to pursue
• 追繳 — dui1 giao2: to demand payment (of arrears), to recover
• 追究 — dui1 giu3: to investigate, to look into (responsibility, cause, etc.)
• 追求 — dui1 kiu5: to seek; to pursue; to go after, to woo; to court
• 追問 — dui1 mung7: to press with questions, to inquire further
• 追捧 — dui1 pong2: to chase after a popular person or thing, to fawn over
• 追認 — dui1 ring7: to recognize retroactively, to confer posthumously
• 追思 — dui1 se1: to recall (especially the deceased), to commemorate
• 追溯 — dui1 suag4: to trace back to, to date from
• 追悼會 — dui1 zao6 huê6: memorial service
• 追悼 — dui1 zao6: to mourn (someone's death)
• 追蹤 — dui1 zong1: to track, to follow; to stalk, to follow up
• 追責 — dui1 zêh4: to hold accountable, to call to account
• 堆 — dui1: heap; pile; mound, classifier for piles/heaps
• 追 — dui1: to chase, to pursue
• 𠡒 — dui2: to pull, to tug
• 對比 — dui3 bi2: to compare, to contrast
• 對手 — dui3 ciu2: opponent, adversary, match (equal)
• 對晝 — dui3 dao3: noon, midday
• 對敵 — dui3 dêg8: to face the enemy, to oppose an enemy
• 對牛彈琴 — dui3 ghu5 duan5 kim5: to talk to someone who cannot understand, to preach to deaf ears, cast pearls before swine
• 對外 — dui3 ghua7: foreign, external, toward the outside
• 對號入座 — dui3 ho7 rib8 zo7: to take one's assigned seat, to take something personally, to match oneself to a description
• 對方 — dui3 huang1: the other party, the other side
• 對歲 — dui3 huê3: one full year of age (esp. a child's first birthday)
• 對蝦 — dui3 hê5: prawn, Chinese white shrimp
• 對於 — dui3 i1: concerning, regarding, as for
• 對口 — dui3 kao2: well-matched (to one's training/job), suited, counterpart
• 對聯 — dui3 liang5: antithetical couplet, paired verses (e.g. for Spring Festival)
• 對唔住 — dui3 m6 zu6: sorry, excuse me
• 對面 — dui3 ming7: opposite, across (the street), face-to-face
• 對岸 — dui3 ngai6: opposite bank, opposite shore
• 對視 — dui3 si6: to look at each other, to stare at each other
• 對象 — dui3 siang6: target; object, partner; boyfriend/girlfriend
• 對待 — dui3 tai6: to treat, to deal with
• 對頭 — dui3 tao5: enemy; opponent, (also) correct; suitable
• 對仗 — dui3 ziang6: to use antithesis (in poetry), to form parallel couplets
• 對接 — dui3 zih4: to dock, to connect (two ends), to coordinate
• 對症 — dui3 zêng3: to target the illness, to address the specific problem
• 對 — dui3: correct, right, matching
• 捶 — dui5: to strike, to pound, to beat
• 墜毀 — dui6 huin2: to crash (of an aircraft)
• 墜落 — dui6 loh8: to fall, to drop, to crash
• 墜 — dui6: to fall; to drop, to sink; to hang down
• 墮 — dui6: to fall, to sink, to degenerate
• 隊伍 — dui7 ngou2: troops, ranks, team; procession
• 隊長 — dui7 ziang2: captain, team leader
• 隊 — dui7: team, group, line; queue
• 敦煌 — dung1 huang5: Dunhuang (city in Gansu, China)
• 噸 — dung1: ton; tonne (classifier)
• 囤 — dung1: grain basket; bin for grain
• 敦 — dung1: earnest; honest; sincere
• 礅 — dung1: large stone
• 肫 — dung1: gizzard (of a bird), stomach (of birds)
• 諄 — dung1: earnest, sincere
• 蹲 — dung1: to squat; to crouch
• 迍 — dung1: (bound form) having difficulty advancing; facing hardship
• 盾 — dung2: shield, currency unit (dong/guilder/rupiah)
• 脣音 — dung5 im1: labial sound, labial (phonetics)
• 脣齒 — dung5 ki2: lips and teeth, closely interdependent (figurative)
• 脣 — dung5: lip
• 燉 — dung6: to stew, to heat up (soup, wine) by steeping in hot water
• 綴人走 — duê3 nang5 zao2: to elope (of a woman), to run off with one's lover
• 綴 — duê3: to stitch up, to connect; to join, to decorate
• 兌現 — duê6 hing7: to cash (a cheque), to honor (a promise)
• 兌 — duê6: to exchange (currency), to redeem
• 端午 — duêng1 ngou2: Dragon Boat Festival
• 端 — duêng1: end; tip, beginning; start
• 鍛鍊 — duêng3 liêng7: to exercise, to work out, to temper (oneself)
• 鍛 — duêng3: to forge, to temper metal
• 茶米 — dê5 bhi2: tea leaf
• 茶鈷 — dê5 gou2: teapot (for brewing tea)
• 茶箬 — dê5 hioh8: tea leaf (processed)
• 茶壺 — dê5 hu5: teapot
• 茶樓 — dê5 lao5: teahouse (multi-story)
• 茶粕 — dê5 poh4: tea dregs, spent tea leaves
• 茶三酒四𨑨迌二 — dê5 san1 ziu2 si3 tig4 to5 ri6: saying: three is best for tea, four for drinking, two for an outing
• 茶籽 — dê5 zi2: tea seed
• 竹棚 — dêg4 be5: bamboo scaffolding
• 嫡母 — dêg4 bho2: father's primary wife (in relation to children of concubines)
• 竹筅 — dêg4 coin2: bamboo brush for scrubbing tableware
• 竹篙 — dêg4 go1: bamboo pole
• 德國 — dêg4 gog4: Germany
• 竹目 — dêg4 mag8: bamboo joint
• 竹籃 — dêg4 na5: bamboo basket
• 德爾塔 — dêg4 re2 tah4: delta (Greek letter)
• 德司 — dêg4 si1: taxi, cab
• 竹筍 — dêg4 sung2: bamboo shoot, bamboo shoots
• 得失 — dêg4 sêg4: to offend
• 竹蔗 — dêg4 zia3: sugar cane
• 德 — dêg4: virtue, moral character, grace
• 竹 — dêg4: bamboo
• 竺 — dêg4: bamboo (archaic/literary), short for 天竺 (India)
• 值班室 — dêg8 bang1 sig4: duty room
• 值班 — dêg8 bang1: to be on duty, to work a shift
• 特別 — dêg8 biag8: special
• 直白 — dêg8 bêh8: frank, open, blunt
• 特長 — dêg8 ciang5: forte, special skill, strong point
• 特地 — dêg8 di7: specially, purposely
• 特點 — dêg8 diam2: characteristic, feature
• 特徵 — dêg8 dêng1: characteristic feature, trait
• 鹿筋 — dêg8 geng1: deer sinew, deer tendon (culinary delicacy)
• 特效 — dêg8 hao7: special effect, special efficacy; high effectiveness
• 特區 — dêg8 ku1: special zone, special administrative region
• 直目 — dêg8 mag8: looking straight with one's eyes, having dull or stiff eyes
• 鹿肉 — dêg8 nêg8: venison, deer meat
• 敵人 — dêg8 ring5: enemy; foe
• 鹿茸 — dêg8 rong5: velvet antler
• 值守 — dêg8 siu2: to be on duty, to keep watch
• 特殊性 — dêg8 su5 sên3: specialness, distinctiveness
• 特殊 — dêg8 su5: special, exceptional
• 特產 — dêg8 suan2: local specialty, special product
• 特色 — dêg8 sêg4: characteristic, feature, trait
• 特性 — dêg8 sên3: special property; characteristic, peculiarity
• 特質 — dêg8 ziêh4: special quality, characteristic
• 敵 — dêg8: enemy; foe; rival, hostile; to oppose
• 滌 — dêg8: to wash; to cleanse
• 濯 — dêg8: to wash; to rinse, to cleanse
• 特 — dêg8: especially; very (intensifier), special; particular
• 狄 — dêg8: the Di people (ancient northern tribe), a surname
• 的 — dêg8: target; aim, standard; criterion
• 笛 — dêg8: flute, whistle
• 翟 — dêg8: surname (Zhai), pheasant (archaic)
• 芍 — dêg8: alternative form of 菂 (lotus seed)
• 菂 — dêg8: lotus seed, lotus seed kernel
• 蟄 — dêg8: to hibernate, to live in seclusion
• 軸 — dêg8: axle, axis, spool; roller
• 迪 — dêg8: to enlighten, to guide
• 鹿 — dêg8: deer
• 硩腰錢 — dêh4 io1 zin5: money given to children during Chinese New Year (Jieyang Teochew)
• 壓腰 — dêh4 io1: money given at Lunar New Year, New Year's gift money
• 硩紙 — dêh4 zua2: to place paper on a grave (funerary custom), to pay respects at a grave
• 硩 — dêh4: to press down, to suppress; to stifle
• 佯戇 — dên3 gong5: to play dumb, to act foolish
• 佯 — dên3: to pretend, to feign
• 鄭 — dên7: a surname
• 徵兵 — dêng1 bian1: to conscript, to draft (into the military)
• 登鞦 — dêng1 ciu1: swing (hanging seat)
• 燈膽 — dêng1 dan2: light bulb
• 丁綴 — dêng1 duê3: to attend to, to care for
• 登記 — dêng1 gi3: to register, to check in, to enroll
• 燈具 — dêng1 gu6: lighting fixture, lamps and lanterns (collectively)
• 登革熱 — dêng1 gêg4 riag8: dengue fever
• 燈火闌珊 — dêng1 huê2 lang5 sang1: waning lights, dim, scattered lights (as a crowd thins)
• 燈火 — dêng1 huê2: lights (collective)
• 徵求 — dêng1 kiu5: to solicit (opinions), to seek (advice)
• 燈籠 — dêng1 lang5: Chinese lantern
• 登錄 — dêng1 log8: to register, to log in
• 登陸 — dêng1 lêg8: to land, to disembark, to go ashore
• 叮嚀 — dêng1 lêng5: to exhort; to urge repeatedly, to advise earnestly
• 燈謎 — dêng1 mi6: lantern riddle (traditional Lantern Festival wordplay game)
• 燈泡 — dêng1 pa6: light bulb
• 燈塔 — dêng1 tah4: lighthouse
• 登臺 — dêng1 tai5: to appear on stage, to step into the political arena
• 徵集 — dêng1 zib8: to collect, to gather, to recruit
• 叮囑 — dêng1 zog4: to warn repeatedly, to urge; to exhort earnestly
• 燈盞 — dêng1 zuan2: oil lamp (without a chimney)
• 丁 — dêng1: the fourth heavenly stem, ordinal marker (like 'D')
• 叮 — dêng1: to sting; to bite (of insects), to urge repeatedly
• 燈 — dêng1: lamp, light, lantern
• 登 — dêng1: to climb, to ascend, to mount
• 釘 — dêng1: nail (fastener), pin; stud
• 靪 — dêng1: to resole a shoe, to patch
• 頂爿 — dêng2 boin5: above; on top
• 等等 — dêng2 dêng2: etc.; and so on
• 頂格 — dêng2 gêh4: maximum (esp. of a penalty or quota), flush with the top margin (of writing)
• 等級 — dêng2 kib4: grade; level; rank; class, hierarchy
• 頂級 — dêng2 kib4: top-notch, first-class, top-grade
• 等待 — dêng2 tai6: to wait; to await
• 頂頭 — dêng2 tao5: above; on top
• 頂針 — dêng2 zam1: thimble
• 頂尖 — dêng2 ziam1: top-notch, best; first-rate, cutting-edge
• 戥 — dêng2: steelyard (small scale for weighing money), to weigh on such a scale
• 等 — dêng2: to wait (for)
• 頂 — dêng2: top; peak, on top of; above (locative)
• 訂單 — dêng3 duan1: order form, purchase order
• 釘魚獅鳥 — dêng3 he5 sai1 ziao2: kingfisher
• 釘魚鳥 — dêng3 he5 ziao2: kingfisher
• 訂貨 — dêng3 huê3: to order goods
• 釘鏈間 — dêng3 liang7 gêng1: jail, prison
• 釘鏈 — dêng3 liang7: to be imprisoned, to be jailed
• 訂立 — dêng3 lib8: to conclude (an agreement, contract, treaty), to establish
• 訂製 — dêng3 zi3: to have custom-made, to order (before manufacture)
• 盯 — dêng3: to stare at, to gaze at; to keep eyes on
• 碇 — dêng3: anchor
• 訂 — dêng3: to order, to book, to draw up (an agreement)
• 釘 — dêng3: to nail, to sew on
• 重蹈覆轍 — dêng5 dao6 hog8 tiêg4: to repeat the same mistake, to make the same error again
• 藤條 — dêng5 diao5: rattan cane (often used for corporal punishment)
• 重重 — dêng5 dêng5: layer upon layer; multi-layered
• 重見天日 — dêng5 giêng3 tiêng1 rig8: to regain freedom; to see daylight again after oppression
• 重建 — dêng5 giêng6: to rebuild; to reconstruct
• 重合 — dêng5 hah8: to coincide; to overlap
• 重複 — dêng5 hog8: to repeat; to duplicate; to recur
• 重婚 — dêng5 hung1: to commit bigamy
• 重陽 — dêng5 iang5: Double Ninth Festival