戴 daai³ {dài}

(noun) Chinese surname

戴 daai³ {dài}

1. to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc)
2. to respect
3. to bear
4. to support

戴 daai³ {Dài}

surname Dai

戴表 daai³ biu¹ {dài biǎo}

1. to wear a watch
2. a homophone for 代表 used to avoid Internet censorship in the PRC

戴菊 daai³ guk¹ {dài jú}

(Chinese bird species) goldcrest (Regulus regulus)

戴孝 daai³ haau³ {dài xiào}

1. to wear mourning garb
2. to be in mourning

戴爾〔-尔〕 daai³ ji⁵ {Dài ěr}

Dell

戴勝〔-胜〕 daai³ sing³ {dài shèng}

(Chinese bird species) Eurasian hoopoe (Upupa epops)

戴上 daai³ soeng⁵ {dài shang}

to put on (hat etc)

戴套 daai³ tou³ {dài tào}

to wear a condom

戴高帽 daai³ gou¹ mou² {dài gāo mào}

to say nice things about one insincerely (spoken)

戴綠帽〔-绿-〕 daai³ luk⁶ mou² {dài lǜ mào}

(slang) someone's wife or husband has an affair; to make a cuckold of somebody

戴眼鏡〔--镜〕 daai³ ngaan⁵ geng² {dài yǎn jìng}

verb; to wear glasses

戴秉國〔--国〕 daai³ bing² gwok³ {Dài Bǐng guó}

Dai Bingguo (1941-), a Chinese politician and professional diplomat

戴高樂〔--乐〕 daai³ gou¹ lok⁶ {Dài Gāo lè}

Charles De Gaulle (1890-1970), French general and politician, leader of the Free French during World War II and President of the Republic 1959-1969

戴菊鳥〔--鸟〕 daai³ guk¹ niu⁵ {dài jú niǎo}

1. kinglet
2. bird of Regulus genus

戴名世 daai³ ming⁴ sai³ {Dài Míng shì}

Dai Mingshi (1653-1713), early Qing writer

戴帽子 daai³ mou² zi² {dài mào zi}

1. to wear a hat
2. (fig.) to stigmatize
3. to be branded as

戴安娜 daai³ on¹ naa⁴ {Dài ān nà}

Diana (name)

戴奧辛〔-奥-〕 daai³ ou³ san¹ {dài ào xīn}

dioxin, carcinogenic heterocyclic hydrocarbon (esp. Taiwan usage)

戴維營〔-维营〕 daai³ wai⁴ jing⁴ {Dài wéi yíng}

Camp David

戴維斯〔-维-〕 daai³ wai⁴ si¹ {Dài wéi sī}

Davis or Davies (name)

戴四方帽 daai³ sei³ fong¹ mou² {dài sì fāng mào}

verb; to put on the square academic cap, meaning to graduate from university or college

戴罪立功 daai³ zeoi⁶ laap⁶ gung¹ {dài zuì lì gōng}

Redeem oneself with great achievements; to do good deeds to atone for one's crimes

戴高帽子 daai³ gou¹ mou² zi² {dài gāo mào zi}

1. (coll.) to be the object of flattery
2. to be placed on a pedestal

戴綠帽子〔-绿--〕 daai³ luk⁶ mou² zi² {dài lǜ mào zi}

1. a cuckold
2. to be cuckolded by one's wife

戴綠頭巾〔-绿头-〕 daai³ luk⁶ tau⁴ gan¹ {dài lǜ tóu jīn}

1. lit. to wear green headband (to visit a Yuan dynasty brothel)
2. cuckold

戴盆望天 daai³ pun⁴ mong⁶ tin¹ {dài pén wàng tiān}

1. lit. viewing the sky with a basin on one's head; it is hard to get a clear view of the sky while carrying a platter on one's head
2. fig. it is hard to get on in one's career while encumbered by family obligations
3. one can't perform a major task while bothered by other duties

戴維斯杯〔-维--〕 daai³ wai⁴ si¹ bui¹ {Dài wéi sī bēi}

Davis cup (international tennis team competition)

戴卓爾夫人〔--尔--〕 daai³ coek³ ji⁵ fu¹ jan⁴ {dài zhuó ěr fū ren}

Margaret Thatcher

戴有色眼鏡〔----镜〕 daai³ jau⁵ sik¹ ngaan⁵ geng² {dài yǒu sè yǎn jìng}

1. to wear colored glasses
2. to have a prejudiced viewpoint

戴安娜王妃 daai³ on¹ naa⁴ wong⁴ fei¹ {Dài ān nà wáng fēi}

Diana, Princess of Wales (1961-1997)