得 dak¹ {de}

(adverb) 1. Ok, 2. Yes

得 dak¹ {dé}

1. to obtain
2. to get
3. to gain
4. to catch (a disease)
5. proper
6. suitable
7. proud
8. contented
9. to allow
10. to permit
11. ready
12. finished

得 dak¹ {de}

structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc

得 dak¹ {děi}

1. to have to
2. must
3. ought to
4. to need to

得戚 dak¹ cik¹ {de qī}

(adjective) self-righteous; smug; haughty

得敕 dak¹ cik¹ {de chì}

adj; cocky, smug

得切 dak¹ cit³ {de qiè}

on time; in time

得掂 dak¹ dim⁶ {de diān}

able to handle, able to finish; will do

得記〔-记〕 dak¹ gei³ {de jì}

to succeed

得過〔-过〕 dak¹ gwo³ {dé guò}

more than; worthwhile

得閑〔-闲〕 dak¹ haan⁴ {dé xián}

not busy; free (spoken)

得閒〔-闲〕 dak¹ haan⁴ {dé xián}

(adjective) to have spare time; to be free; to be available; to be at leisure

得意 dak¹ ji³ {dé yì}

(adjective) 1. cute; 2. adorable

得喇 dak¹ laa¹ {de lǎ}

got it; okay

得嘞 dak¹ laak³ {de lei}

okay, got it

得埋 dak¹ maai⁴ {de mái}

for two things to be together; for two things to combine

得米 dak¹ mai⁵ {de mǐ}

(adv.)(v.) to succeed in getting what one wants;

得失 dak¹ sat¹ {déshī}

(verb) Offend (people)

得士 dak¹ si² {dé shì}

taxi

得食 dak¹ sik⁶ {de shí}

verb; get something to eat

得滯〔-滞〕 dak¹ zai⁶ {de zhì}

very; over (spoken)

得咗 dak¹ zo² {de zuo}

got it (spoken)

得病 dak¹ beng⁶ {dé bìng}

1. to fall ill
2. to contract a disease

得標〔-标〕 dak¹ biu¹ {dé biāo}

1. to win a bid
2. to win a trophy in a contest

得出 dak¹ ceot¹ {dé chū}

1. to obtain (results)
2. to arrive at (a conclusion)

得逞 dak¹ cing² {dé chěng}

1. to prevail
2. to have one's way
3. to get away with it

得寵〔-宠〕 dak¹ cung² {dé chǒng}

1. to be a favorite
2. favor

得當〔-当〕 dak¹ dong³ {dé dàng}

1. appropriate
2. suitable

得到 dak¹ dou³ {dé dào}

1. to get
2. to obtain
3. to receive

得道 dak¹ dou⁶ {dé dào}

1. to achieve the Dao
2. to become an immortal

得法 dak¹ faat³ {dé fǎ}

1. (doing sth) in the right way
2. suitable
3. properly

得分 dak¹ fan¹ {dé fēn}

to score

得救 dak¹ gau³ {dé jiù}

to be saved

得很 dak¹ han² {de hěn}

very (much, good etc)

得氣〔-气〕 dak¹ hei³ {dé qì}

"to obtain qi", the sensation of electrical tingling, numbness, soreness etc at the meridian where accupuncture needle is inserted

得意 dak¹ ji³ {dé yì}

1. proud of oneself
2. pleased with oneself
3. complacent

得宜 dak¹ ji⁴ {dé yí}

1. proper
2. appropriate
3. suitable

得以 dak¹ ji⁵ {dé yǐ}

1. able to
2. so that sb can
3. enabling
4. in order to
5. finally in a position to
6. with sth in view

得益 dak¹ jik¹ {dé yì}

to derive benefit

得要 dak¹ jiu³ {děi yào}

1. to need
2. must

得虧〔-亏〕 dak¹ kwai¹ {děi kuī}

1. luckily
2. fortunately

得力 dak¹ lik⁶ {dé lì}

1. able
2. capable
3. competent
4. efficient

得令 dak¹ ling⁶ {dé lìng}

1. to follow your orders
2. roger!
3. yessir!

得了 dak¹ liu⁵ {dé le}

1. all right!
2. that's enough!

得了 dak¹ liu⁵ {dé liǎo}

(emphatically, in rhetorical questions) possible

得文 dak¹ man⁴ {Dé wén}

Devon (county of southwest England)

得名 dak¹ ming⁴ {dé míng}

1. to get one's name
2. named (after sth)

得票 dak¹ piu³ {dé piào}

vote-getting

得勢〔-势〕 dak¹ sai³ {dé shì}

1. to win power
2. to get authority
3. to become dominant

得失 dak¹ sat¹ {dé shī}

1. gains and losses
2. success and failure
3. merits and demerits

得瑟 dak¹ sat¹ {dè se}

to be cocky

得手 dak¹ sau² {dé shǒu}

1. to go smoothly
2. to come off
3. to succeed

得悉 dak¹ sik¹ {dé xī}

1. to learn about
2. to be informed

得色 dak¹ sik¹ {dé sè}

pleased with oneself

得勝〔-胜〕 dak¹ sing³ {dé shèng}

to triumph over an opponent

得體〔-体〕 dak¹ tai² {dé tǐ}

1. appropriate to the occasion
2. fitting

得榮〔-荣〕 dak¹ wing⁴ {Dé róng}

Dêrong county (Tibetan: sde rong rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州, Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)

得罪 dak¹ zeoi⁶ {dé zuì}

1. to commit an offense
2. to violate the law
3. excuse me! (formal)
4. see also 得罪

得罪 dak¹ zeoi⁶ {dé zui}

1. to offend somebody
2. to make a faux pas
3. a faux pas
4. see also 得罪

得知 dak¹ zi¹ {dé zhī}

1. to find out
2. to know
3. to learn about

得誌〔-志〕 dak¹ zi³ {dé zhì}

1. to accomplish one's ambition
2. a dream come true
3. to enjoy success

得證〔-证〕 dak¹ zing³ {dé zhèng}

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

得著〔-着〕 dak¹ zoek⁶ {dé zháo}

to obtain

得獎〔-奖〕 dak¹ zoeng² {dé jiǎng}

to win a prize

得中 dak¹ zung³ {dé zhòng}

1. to succeed in an imperial examination
2. successful
3. to hit the target
4. to win (the lottery)
5. suitable
6. proper
7. just right

得主 dak¹ zyu² {dé zhǔ}

1. recipient (of an award)
2. winner (in a competition)

得把口 dak¹ baa² hau² {de bǎ kǒu}

(slang) someone is only talk but no action; all mouth and no trousers

得把牙 dak¹ baa² ngaa⁴ {de bǎ yá}

only talking and taking no practical actions

得把聲〔--声〕 dak¹ baa² seng¹ {de bǎ shēng}

(slang) someone is only talk but no action; all mouth and no trousers; bark but no bite

得啖笑 dak¹ daam⁶ siu³ {de dàn xiào}

(phrase) just for a laugh; to describe something which doesn't really have any real impact or is of little significance

得個吉〔-个-〕 dak¹ go³ gat¹ {dé gè jí}

(phrase) in vain; fruitless.

得人驚〔--惊〕 dak¹ jan⁴ geng¹ {dé rén jīng}

(adjective) frightening; scary; shocking; terrifying

得人怕 dak¹ jan⁴ paa³ {dé rén pà}

scary

得唔得 dak¹ m⁴ dak¹ {de ń de}

okay or not okay; is that possible?; is it ok?

得棚牙 dak¹ paang⁴ ngaa⁴ {de péng yá}

only talking and taking no practical actions

得不到 dak¹ bat¹ dou³ {dé bù dào}

1. cannot get
2. cannot obtain

得可以 dak¹ ho² ji⁵ {de kě yǐ}

1. (coll.) very
2. awfully

得爾塔〔-尔-〕 dak¹ ji⁵ taap³ {děi ěr tǎ}

delta (Greek letter Δδ)

得來速〔-来-〕 dak¹ loi⁴ cuk¹ {dé lái sù}

drive-thru (loanword)

得梅因 dak¹ mui⁴ jan¹ {Dé Méi yīn}

Des Moines, capital of Iowa

得票率 dak¹ piu³ leot² {dé piào lǜ}

percentage of votes obtained

得榮縣〔-荣县〕 dak¹ wing⁴ jyun⁶ {Dé róng xiàn}

Dêrong county (Tibetan: sde rong rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州, Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)

得個講字〔-个讲-〕 dak¹ go³ gong² zi⁶ {dé gè jiǎng zì}

'all bark and no bite'; all talk and no action; 'all mouth and no trousers'

得閒飲茶〔-闲饮-〕 dak¹ haan⁴ jam² caa⁴ {dé jiān yǐn chá}

feel free to contact /'must meet up sometime', a socialising term

得償所願〔-偿-愿〕 dak¹ soeng⁴ so² jyun⁶ {dé cháng suǒ yuàn}

to get what one desired for

得不償失〔--偿-〕 dak¹ bat¹ soeng⁴ sat¹ {dé bù cháng shī}

the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom)

得寸進尺〔--进-〕 dak¹ cyun³ zeon³ cek³ {dé cùn jìn chǐ}

1. lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains
2. give him an inch, and he'll want a mile

得道多助 dak¹ dou⁶ do¹ zo⁶ {dé dào duō zhù}

a just cause enjoys abundant support (idiom); those upholding justice will find help all around

得過且過〔-过-过〕 dak¹ gwo³ ce² gwo³ {dé guò qiě guò}

1. satisfied just to get through (idiom); to muddle through
2. without high ambitions, but getting by

得克薩斯〔--萨-〕 dak¹ hak¹ saat³ si¹ {Dé kè sà sī}

Texas, US state

得意洋洋 dak¹ ji³ joeng⁴ joeng⁴ {dé yì yáng yáng}

1. joyfully satisfied
2. to be immensely proud of oneself
3. proudly
4. an air of complacency

得意忘形 dak¹ ji³ mong⁴ jing⁴ {dé yì wàng xíng}

1. so pleased as to lose one's sense of measure
2. beside oneself with joy

得意門生〔--门-〕 dak¹ ji³ mun⁴ sang¹ {dé yì mén shēng}

favorite pupil

得而復失〔--复-〕 dak¹ ji⁴ fuk⁶ sat¹ {dé ér fù shī}

to lose what one has just obtained (idiom)

得魚忘筌〔-鱼--〕 dak¹ jyu⁴ mong⁴ cyun⁴ {dé yú wàng quán}

lit. catch fish then forget the trap (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子); fig. to take help for granted

得隴望蜀〔-陇--〕 dak¹ lung⁵ mong⁶ suk⁶ {dé Lǒng wàng Shǔ}

1. lit. covet Sichuan once Gansu has been seized
2. fig. endless greed
3. insatiable desire

得心應手〔--应-〕 dak¹ sam¹ jing³ sau² {dé xīn yìng shǒu}

1. lit. what the heart wishes, the hand accomplishes (idiom) skilled at the job
2. entirely in one's element
3. going smoothly and easily

得天獨厚〔--独-〕 dak¹ tin¹ duk⁶ hau⁵ {dé tiān dú hòu}

1. (of an area) rich in resources
2. (of a person) gifted or able (idiom)

得閒冇屎屙〔-闲---〕 dak¹ haan⁴ mou⁵ si² o¹ {dé jiān mǎo shǐ ē}

lit. free and no urge to poo, meaning one has too much time to spare

得克薩斯州〔--萨--〕 dak¹ hak¹ saat³ si¹ zau¹ {Dé kè sà sī zhōu}

Texas, US state

得閒死唔得閒病〔-闲---闲-〕 dak¹ haan⁴ sei² m⁴ dak¹ haan⁴ beng⁶ {dé jiān sǐ ń dé jiān bìng}

lit. can free time to die, but cannot free time for sickness, meaning one who is so busy that one can afford death, but cannot afford falling sick

得饒人處且饒人〔-饶-处-饶-〕 dak¹ jiu⁴ jan⁴ cyu³ ce² jiu⁴ jan⁴ {dé ráo rén chù qiě ráo rén}

where it is possible to let people off, one should spare them (idiom); anyone can make mistakes, forgive them when possible

得道多助，失道寡助 dak¹ dou⁶ do¹ zo⁶ ，sat¹ dou⁶ gwaa² zo⁶ {dé dào duō zhù , shī dào guǎ zhù}

A just cause attracts much support, an unjust one finds little (idiom, from Mencius)