丁 ding¹ {dīng}

1. fourth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干
2. fourth in order
3. letter "D" or roman "IV" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
4. butyl
5. cubes (of food)

鶴嘴〔鹤-〕 hok⁶ zeoi² {hè zuǐ}

Cape D'Aguilar / Hok Tsui, a place in Hong Kong; (鶴嘴鋤 a pickaxe)

泊松 {Pōsōng}

1. S.D. Poisson (1781-1840), French mathematician
2. also pr. [Po1 song1]

博導〔-导〕 bok³ dou⁶ {bó dǎo}

Ph.D. advisor

博士 bok³ si⁶ {bó shì}

1. doctor
2. court academician (in feudal China)
3. Ph.D.

泊松 bok⁶ cung⁴ {Bó sōng}

1. S.D. Poisson (1781-1840), French mathematician
2. also pr. [Po1 song1]

才怪 coi⁴ gwaai³ {cái guài}

it'd be a wonder if... (following a verb phrase that is usually negative)

得證〔-证〕 dak¹ zing³ {dé zhèng}

1. to obtain a proof
2. Q.E.D.

丁丑 ding¹ cau² {dīng chǒu}

fourteenth year D-2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1997 or 2057

丁亥 ding¹ hoi⁶ {dīng hài}

twenty fourth year D-12 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2007 or 2067

丁酉 ding¹ jau⁵ {dīng yǒu}

thirty fourth year D-10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1957 or 2017

丁卯 ding¹ maau⁵ {dīng mǎo}

fourth year D-4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1987 or 2047

丁未 ding¹ mei⁶ {dīng wèi}

forty fourth year D-8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1967 or 2027

丁巳 ding¹ zi⁶ {dīng sì}

fifty fourth year D-6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1977 or 2037

代辦〔-办〕 doi⁶ baan⁶ {dài bàn}

1. to act for sb else
2. to act on sb's behalf
3. an agent
4. a diplomatic representative
5. a chargé d'affaires

音名 jam¹ meng² {yīn míng}

name of pitch (e.g. C, D, E or do, re, mi)

貧鈾〔贫铀〕 pan⁴ jau⁴ {pín yóu}

depleted uranium (D-38)

四級〔-级〕 sei³ kap¹ {sì jí}

1. grade 4
2. fourth class
3. category D

送氣〔-气〕 sung³ hei³ {sòng qì}

aspiration (phonetics, explosion of breath on consonants distinguishing Chinese p, t from b, d)

華府〔华-〕 waa⁴ fu² {Huá fǔ}

1. Washington, D.C.
2. the US federal government

直流 zik⁶ lau⁴ {zhí liú}

1. to flow directly
2. direct current (D.C.)

貞德〔贞-〕 zing¹ dak¹ {Zhēn dé}

1. Jeanne d'Arc (1412-1431), French heroine and liberator, executed as a witch by the Burgundians and English
2. also called Jehanne Darc, the Maid or Orleans, Joan of Arc or St Joan

政變〔-变〕 zing³ bin³ {zhèng biàn}

coup d'état

紀元後〔纪-后〕 gei² jyun⁴ hau⁶ {jì yuán hòu}

A.D (anno Domini)

苦迭打 fu² dit⁶ daa² {kǔ dié dǎ}

coup d'état (loanword)

國會山〔国会-〕 gwok³ wui² saan¹ {Guó huì shān}

Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.

殷弘緒〔--绪〕 jan¹ wang⁴ seoi⁵ {Yīn Hóng xù}

François Xavier d'Entrecolles (1664-1741), French Jesuit missionary to Kangxi court

羅斯福〔罗--〕 lo⁴ si¹ fuk¹ {Luó sī fú}

1. Roosevelt (name)
2. Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919), US President 1901-1909
3. Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945), US President 1933-1945

史景遷〔--迁〕 si² ging² cin¹ {Shǐ Jǐng qiān}

Jonathan D Spence (1936-), distinguished British US historian of China, author of The search for modern China 追尋現代中國

舌尖音 sit³ zim¹ jam¹ {shé jiān yīn}

apical consonant (produced with the tip of the tongue, i.e. d or t)

華盛頓〔华-顿〕 waa⁴ sing⁶ deon⁶ {Huá shèng dùn}

1. Washington (name)
2. George Washington (1732-1799), first US president
3. Washington, US State
4. Washington, D.C. (US federal capital)

達朗貝爾〔达-贝尔〕 daat⁶ long⁵ bui³ ji⁵ {Dá lǎng bèi ěr}

D'Alembert (1717-1783), French mathematician

丁型肝炎 ding¹ jing⁴ gon¹ jim⁴ {dīng xíng gān yán}

hepatitis D

科特迪瓦 fo¹ dak⁶ dik⁶ ngaa⁵ {Kē tè dí wǎ}

Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast in West Africa

基本原則〔---则〕 gei¹ bun² jyun⁴ zak¹ {jī běn yuán zé}

1. fundamental doctrine
2. guiding principle
3. raison d'être

一號電池〔-号电-〕 jat¹ hou⁶ din⁶ ci⁴ {yī hào diàn chí}

D size battery

願聞其詳〔愿闻-详〕 jyun⁶ man⁴ kei⁴ coeng⁴ {yuàn wén qí xiáng}

I'd like to hear the details

巫蠱之禍〔-蛊-祸〕 mou⁴ gu² zi¹ wo⁶ {wū gǔ zhī huò}

91 BC attempted coup d'etat against Emperor Wu of Han 漢武帝, beginning with accusations of witchcraft

牧神午後〔---后〕 muk⁶ san⁴ ng⁵ hau⁶ {mù shén wǔ hòu}

Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, by Claude Debussy based on poem by Stéphane Mallarmé

喬治城大學〔乔---学〕 kiu⁴ zi⁶ sing⁴ daai⁶ hok⁶ {Qiáo zhì chéng Dà xué}

Georgetown University in Washington D.C., famous as quality Jesuit university and for its basketball team

艾森豪威爾〔----尔〕 ngaai⁶ sam¹ hou⁴ wai¹ ji⁵ {Ài sēn háo wēi ěr}

Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969), US army general and politician, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II, US President 1953-1961

身份證號碼〔--证号码〕 san¹ fan⁶ zing³ hou⁶ maa⁵ {shēn fèn zhèng hào mǎ}

I.D. number

華盛頓特區〔华-顿-区〕 waa⁴ sing⁶ deon⁶ dak⁶ keoi¹ {Huá shèng dùn tè qū}

Washington D.C. (US federal capital)

追尋現代中國〔-寻现--国〕 zeoi¹ cam⁴ jin⁶ doi⁶ zung¹ gwok³ {zhuī xún xiàn dài Zhōng guó}

In search of Modern China by Jonathan D Spence 史景遷

科特迪瓦共和國〔------国〕 fo¹ dak⁶ dik⁶ ngaa⁵ gung⁶ wo⁴ gwok³ {Kē tè dí wǎ Gòng hé guó}

Republic of Cote d'Ivoire

噴氣推進實驗室〔喷气-进实验-〕 pan³ hei³ teoi¹ zeon³ sat⁶ jim⁶ sat¹ {Pēn qì Tuī jìn Shí yàn shì}

Jet Propulsion Laboratory, R&D center in Pasadena, California

呢D nei⁴ di¹ {ne D}

(slang) these