打 daa¹ {dá}

dozen (loanword)

打 daa¹ {dǎ}

1. to beat
2. to strike
3. to hit
4. to break
5. to type
6. to mix up
7. to build
8. to fight
9. to fetch
10. to make
11. to tie up
12. to issue
13. to shoot
14. to calculate
15. to play (a game)
16. since
17. from

打令 daa¹ ling² {dǎ lìng}

darling

打靶 daa² baa² {dǎ bǎ}

(coarse language) 1. sucker; 2. useless slacker

打比 daa² bei² {dǎ bǐ}

Derby; Hong Kong Derby

打波 daa² bo¹ {dǎ bō}

(verb) (ball game) to play

打簿 daa² bou² {dǎ bù}

verb; update bank passbook

打沉 daa² cam⁴ {dǎ chén}

verb; to discourage; decline; reject; dishearten

打出 daa² ceot¹ {dǎ chū}

to reveal body parts; to make, to create, to strive for

打單〔-单〕 daa² daan¹ {dǎ dān}

writing to extort one (spoken)

打低 daa² dai¹ {dǎ dī}

beaten or defeated

打躉〔-趸〕 daa² dan² {dǎ dǔn}

hang around (spoken)

打掂 daa² dim¹ {dǎ diān}

to erect vertically, standing

打碟 daa² dip⁶ {dǎ dié}

deejaying

打到 daa² dou³ {dǎ dào}

to hit, to fight; to hit, to fight until

打道 daa² dou⁶ {dǎ dào}

to clear the way

打飯〔-饭〕 daa² faan⁶ {dǎ fàn}

verb; to get the rice, meal

打風〔-风〕 daa² fung¹ {dǎ fēng}

(verb) to be hit by a typhoon;

打交 daa² gaau¹ {dǎ jiāo}

(verb) to fight; to scuffle;

打救 daa² gau³ {dǎ jiù}

the act of saving or rescuing someone or something

打機〔-机〕 daa² gei¹ {dǎ jī}

to play video games

打估 daa² gu² {dǎ gū}

to estimate; to predict; to guess the riddle

打工 daa² gung¹ {dǎ gōng}

(verb) to work for the employer

打起 daa² hei² {dǎ qǐ}

to fight; to beat; to hit; to be alert; to add

打氣〔-气〕 daa² hei³ {dǎ qì}

(verb) Pump someone up;

打芡 daa² hin³ {dǎ qiàn}

verb; to thicken the sauce (cookery)

打荷 daa² ho⁴ {dǎ hé}

noun; apprentice chef, who assist the main chef

打好 daa² hou² {dǎ hǎo}

verb; build up / develop something

打噎 daa² ik¹ {dǎ yē}

hiccup/burp

打肊 daa² jik¹ {dǎ yì}

to have hiccups

打預〔-预〕 daa² jyu⁶ {dǎ yù}

verb; make prevention of something; to plan or predict

打棘 daa² kik¹ {dǎ jí}

adj; intertwined (i.e. hair, thread)

打爛〔-烂〕 daa² laan⁶ {dǎ làn}

to break or destroy

打冷 daa² laang¹ {dǎ lěng}

to eat Chaozhou cuisine (a type of Chinese cuisine)

打纈〔-缬〕 daa² lit³ {dǎ xié}

verb; knot; tie a knot

打鑼〔-锣〕 daa² lo² {dǎ luó}

verb; to bang on the gong; to hurry frantically

打亂〔-乱〕 daa² lyun⁶ {dǎ luàn}

to mess up; to disrupt; to cause chaos

打孖 daa² maa¹ {dǎ mā}

to double; to come in a pair; together; place /use two things in a set

打埋 daa² maai⁴ {dǎ mái}

verb; finishing / doing something else

打霧〔-雾〕 daa² mou⁶ {dǎ wù}

to create shading for graphics in tattoo, to make the tattoo look lively

打色 daa² sik¹ {dǎ sè}

to become the leader; to make decisions on behalf of others; to buy over; to suborn

打骰 daa² sik¹ {dǎ tóu}

in-charge (slang)

打賞〔-赏〕 daa² soeng² {dǎ shǎng}

tips (to a waiter)

打掃〔-扫〕 daa² sou³ {dǎ sǎo}

(verb) to tidy up

打輸〔-输〕 daa² syu¹ {dǎ shū}

to lose

打呔 daa² taai¹ {dǎ dāi}

to tie a tie

打剔 daa² tik¹ {dǎ tī}

verb; to tick

打聽〔-听〕 daa² ting¹ {dǎting}

(verb) 1. Nose into; 2. Probe into

打壞〔-坏〕 daa² waai⁶ {dǎ huài}

to break; a term used to describe the feeble or deformed state of the body (literally: used bad / messed up seed while breeding)

打橫〔-横〕 daa² waang⁴ {dǎ héng}

horizontal position; describes a person who is unreasonable or irrational

打和 daa² wo⁶ {dǎ hé}

a tie or draw (results in a match)

打鑊〔-镬〕 daa² wok⁶ {dǎ huò}

verb; beat up

打踭 daa² zaang¹ {dǎ zhēng}

fixing the heels of the shoes

打褶 daa² zaap³ {dǎ zhě}

Pleated; pleating

打仔 daa² zai² {dǎ zi}

abusing of one's children (spoken)

打掣 daa² zai³ {dǎ chè}

verb; turn on the switch

打震 daa² zan³ {dǎ zhèn}

to tremble

打窒 daa² zat⁶ {dǎ zhì}

verb; make it stop up; obstruct; suffocate;

打櫼 daa² zim¹ {dǎ jiān}

verb; to cut in line; to jump a queue

打尖 daa² zim¹ {dǎjiān}

(verb) Cut in line/queue

打醮 daa² ziu³ {dǎ jiào}

Tai ping qing jiao, perform a Taoist ritual

打仗 daa² zoeng³ {dǎ zhàng}

(noun) 1. messy; 2. chaotic

打鐘〔-钟〕 daa² zung¹ {dǎ zhōng}

verb; ring the bell, chiming

打種〔-种〕 daa² zung² {dǎ zhǒng}

noun; breeding

打烊 {dǎyáng}

1. to close shop in the evening
2. also pr. [da3 yang2]

打字 daa² zi⁶ {dǎ zì}

to type

打壓〔-压〕 daa² aat³ {dǎ yā}

1. to suppress
2. to beat down

打呃 daa² ak¹ {dǎ è}

to hiccup

打靶 daa² baa² {dǎ bǎ}

target shooting

打敗〔-败〕 daa² baai⁶ {dǎ bài}

1. to defeat
2. to overpower
3. to beat
4. to be defeated

打扮 daa² baan⁶ {dǎ ban}

1. to decorate
2. to dress
3. to make up
4. to adorn
5. manner of dressing
6. style of dress

打包 daa² baau¹ {dǎ bāo}

1. to wrap
2. to pack
3. to ask for a doggy bag (at a restaurant)

打爆 daa² baau³ {dǎ bào}

1. to blow out
2. to blow off
3. (computer games) to zap
4. (phone) to ring off the hook
5. to be jammed
6. to max out (credit card etc)

打錶〔-表〕 daa² biu¹ {dǎ biǎo}

to run the meter (in a taxi)

打啵 daa² bo¹ {dǎ bō}

(dialect) to kiss

打鑔〔-镲〕 daa² caa² {dǎ chǎ}

1. (dialect) to joke
2. to make fun of (sb)

打岔 daa² caa³ {dǎ chà}

1. interruption
2. to interrupt (esp. talk)
3. to change the subject

打杈 daa² caa³ {dǎ chà}

pruning (branches)

打柴 daa² caai⁴ {dǎ chái}

1. to chop firewood
2. to gather firewood

打車〔-车〕 daa² ce¹ {dǎ chē}

1. to take a taxi (in town)
2. to hitch a lift

打趣 daa² ceoi³ {dǎ qù}

to make fun of

打千 daa² cin¹ {dǎ qiān}

genuflection, a form of salutation in Qing times performed by men, going down on the right knee and reaching down with the right hand

打錯〔-错〕 daa² co³ {dǎ cuò}

1. to err
2. to dial a wrong number
3. to make a typo

打槍〔-枪〕 daa² coeng¹ {dǎ qiāng}

1. to fire a gun
2. to substitute for sb in sitting an examination

打場〔-场〕 daa² coeng⁴ {dǎ cháng}

to thresh grain (on the floor)

打草 daa² cou² {dǎ cǎo}

1. to mow grass
2. hay making
3. to write a rough draft (of an essay etc)

打蟲〔-虫〕 daa² cung⁴ {dǎ chóng}

1. to swat an insect
2. to get rid of intestinal parasite with drugs

打從〔-从〕 daa² cung⁴ {dǎ cóng}

1. from
2. (ever) since

打底 daa² dai² {dǎ dǐ}

1. to lay a foundation (also fig.)
2. to make a first sketch
3. to eat sth before drinking
4. to apply an undercoat

打鬥〔-斗〕 daa² dau³ {dǎ dòu}

to fight

打兌〔-兑〕 daa² deoi³ {dǎ duì}

1. to arrange (colloquial)
2. to transfer creditor's rights (in a debt case)

打盹 daa² deon⁶ {dǎ dǔn}

1. to doze off
2. to drop to sleep momentarily
3. (see also 打瞌睡)

打頓〔-顿〕 daa² deon⁶ {dǎ dùn}

to pause

打的 daa² dik¹ {dǎ dī}

1. (coll.) to take a taxi
2. to go by taxi

打點〔-点〕 daa² dim² {dǎ dian}

1. to bribe
2. to get (luggage) ready
3. to put in order
4. to organize things
5. (baseball) RBI (run batted in)

打掉 daa² diu⁶ {dǎ diào}

1. to tear down
2. to destroy
3. to dismantle (a gang)
4. to abort (a fetus)

打倒 daa² dou² {dǎ dǎo}

1. to overthrow
2. to knock down
3. Down with ... !

打賭〔-赌〕 daa² dou² {dǎ dǔ}

1. to bet
2. to make a bet
3. a wager

打動〔-动〕 daa² dung⁶ {dǎ dòng}

1. to move (to pity)
2. arousing (sympathy)
3. touching

打洞 daa² dung⁶ {dǎ dòng}

1. to punch a hole
2. to drill a hole
3. to dig a hole
4. to burrow

打翻 daa² faan¹ {dǎ fān}

1. to overturn
2. to overthrow
3. to strike down (an enemy)

打法 daa² faat³ {dǎ fǎ}

1. to play (a card)
2. to make a move in a game

打發〔-发〕 daa² faat³ {dǎ fa}

1. to dispatch sb to do sth
2. to make sb leave
3. to pass (the time)
4. (old) to make arrangements
5. (old) to bestow (alms etc)

打分 daa² fan¹ {dǎ fēn}

1. to grade
2. to give a mark

打呼 daa² fu¹ {dǎ hū}

to snore

打假 daa² gaa² {dǎ jiǎ}

1. to fight counterfeiting
2. to expose as false
3. to denounce sb's lies

打架 daa² gaa³ {dǎ jià}

1. to fight
2. to scuffle
3. to come to blows
4. CL: 場

打嗝 daa² gaak³ {dǎ gé}

1. to hiccup
2. to belch
3. to burp

打更 daa² gaang¹ {dǎ gēng}

to sound the night watches (on clappers or gongs, in former times)

打攪〔-搅〕 daa² gaau² {dǎ jiǎo}

1. to disturb
2. to trouble

打緊〔-紧〕 daa² gan² {dǎ jǐn}

important

打狗 daa² gau² {Dǎ gǒu}

Takow, Takao or Takau, old name for Kaohsiung 高雄 in the southwest of Taiwan

打擊〔-击〕 daa² gik¹ {dǎ jī}

1. to hit
2. to strike
3. to attack
4. to crack down on sth
5. a setback
6. a blow
7. percussion (music)

打劫 daa² gip³ {dǎ jié}

1. to loot
2. to rob
3. to plunder
4. to ransack

打結〔-结〕 daa² git³ {dǎ jié}

1. to tie a knot
2. to tie

打鼓 daa² gu² {dǎ gǔ}

1. to beat a drum
2. to play a drum
3. (fig.) to feel nervous

打穀〔-谷〕 daa² guk¹ {dǎ gǔ}

to thresh

打工 daa² gung¹ {dǎ gōng}

1. to work a temporary or casual job
2. (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation

打拱 daa² gung² {dǎ gǒng}

to bow with clasped hands

打瓜 daa² gwaa¹ {dǎ guā}

a smaller variety of watermelon, with big, edible seeds

打卦 daa² gwaa³ {dǎ guà}

to tell sb's fortune using divinatory trigrams

打滾〔-滚〕 daa² gwan² {dǎ gǔn}

to roll about

打下 daa² haa⁶ {dǎ xià}

1. to lay (a foundation)
2. to conquer (a city etc)
3. to shoot down (a bird etc)

打夯 daa² haang¹ {dǎ hāng}

1. to ram
2. to tamp

打黑 daa² hak¹ {dǎ hēi}

1. to crack down on illegal activities
2. to fight organized crime

打口 daa² hau² {dǎ kǒu}

(of CDs, videos etc) surplus (or "cut-out") stock from Western countries, sometimes marked with a notch in the disc or its case, sold cheaply in China (beginning in the 1990s), as well as Eastern Europe etc

打氣〔-气〕 daa² hei³ {dǎ qì}

1. to inflate
2. to pump up
3. fig. to encourage
4. to boost morale

打響〔-响〕 daa² hoeng² {dǎ xiǎng}

1. to start shooting or firing
2. to win an initial success
3. to succeed (of a plan)

打開〔-开〕 daa² hoi¹ {dǎ kāi}

1. to open
2. to show (a ticket)
3. to turn on
4. to switch on

打鼾 daa² hon⁴ {dǎ hān}

to snore

打哄 daa² hung³ {dǎ hǒng}

1. to fool around
2. to kid around

打印 daa² jan³ {dǎ yìn}

1. to print
2. to seal
3. to stamp

打擾〔-扰〕 daa² jiu⁵ {dǎ rǎo}

1. to disturb
2. to bother
3. to trouble

打烊 daa² joeng⁴ {dǎ yàng}

1. to close shop in the evening
2. also pr. [da3 yang2]

打魚〔-鱼〕 daa² jyu² {dǎ yú}

to fish

打卡 daa² kaat¹ {dǎ kǎ}

to clock in or out (of a job etc)

打球 daa² kau⁴ {dǎ qiú}

1. to play ball
2. to play with a ball

打箍 daa² ku¹ {dǎ gū}

1. to hoop
2. to put a hoop around sth

打垮 daa² kwaa¹ {dǎ kuǎ}

1. to defeat
2. to strike down
3. to destroy

打拳 daa² kyun⁴ {dǎ quán}

to do shadowboxing

打賴〔-赖〕 daa² laai⁶ {dǎ lài}

1. to deny
2. to disclaim
3. to disavow

打蘭〔-兰〕 daa² laan⁴ {dǎ lán}

dram (1⁄16 ounce) (loanword)

打蠟〔-蜡〕 daa² laap⁶ {dǎ là}

to wax (a car, floor etc)

打撈〔-捞〕 daa² laau⁴ {dǎ lāo}

1. to salvage
2. to dredge
3. to fish out (person or object from the sea)

打理 daa² lei⁵ {dǎ lǐ}

1. to take care of
2. to sort out
3. to manage
4. to put in order

打雷 daa² leoi⁴ {dǎ léi}

1. to rumble with thunder
2. clap of thunder

打獵〔-猎〕 daa² lip⁶ {dǎ liè}

to go hunting

打量 daa² loeng⁶ {dǎ liang}

1. to size sb up
2. to look sb up and down
3. to take the measure of
4. to suppose
5. to reckon

打碼〔-码〕 daa² maa⁵ {dǎ mǎ}

1. to pixelate an image
2. to key in captcha authentication codes

打罵〔-骂〕 daa² maa⁶ {dǎ mà}

to beat and scold

打問〔-问〕 daa² man⁶ {dǎ wèn}

1. to inquire about
2. to give sb the third degree

打磨 daa² mo⁴ {dǎ mó}

1. polish
2. grind

打網〔-网〕 daa² mong⁵ {dǎ wǎng}

1. to net sth
2. to catch sth with a net

打門〔-门〕 daa² mun⁴ {dǎ mén}

1. to knock on the door
2. to take a shot on goal (sports)

打奶 daa² naai⁵ {dǎ nǎi}

1. lit. to beat milk
2. to churn (to make butter)
3. milk foamer (for cappuccino)

打眼 daa² ngaan⁵ {dǎ yǎn}

1. to drill or bore a hole
2. to attract attention
3. conspicuous

打鉤〔-钩〕 daa² ngau¹ {dǎ gōu}

1. to tick
2. to check
3. tick mark
4. check mark

打勾 daa² ngau¹ {dǎ gōu}

1. to check
2. to tick
3. to buy (traditional)

打鳥〔-鸟〕 daa² niu⁵ {dǎ niǎo}

1. to shoot a bird (with a gun, slingshot etc)
2. to photograph birds

打牌 daa² paai² {dǎ pái}

to play mahjong or cards

打拍 daa² paak³ {dǎ pāi}

1. to beat time
2. to mark rhythm on drum or clapper boards

打棚 daa² paang⁴ {dǎ péng}

(dialect) to joke

打跑 daa² paau² {dǎ pǎo}

1. to run off rebuffed
2. to fend off
3. (to fight off and make sb) run off

打炮 daa² paau³ {dǎ pào}

1. to open fire with artillery
2. to set off firecrackers
3. to make one's stage debut
4. (slang) to have sex
5. to masturbate

打屁 daa² pei³ {dǎ pì}

to chat idly

打拼 daa² ping³ {dǎ pīn}

1. to work hard
2. to try to make a living

打破 daa² po³ {dǎ pò}

1. to break
2. to smash

打散 daa² saan² {dǎ sàn}

1. to scatter
2. to break sth up
3. to beat (an egg)

打傘〔-伞〕 daa² saan³ {dǎ sǎn}

to hold up an umbrella

打殺〔-杀〕 daa² saat³ {dǎ shā}

to kill

打手 daa² sau² {dǎ shou}

hired thug

打死 daa² sei² {dǎ sǐ}

1. to kill
2. to beat to death

打水 daa² seoi² {dǎ shuǐ}

1. to draw water
2. to splash water

打碎 daa² seoi³ {dǎ suì}

1. to shatter
2. to smash
3. to break into pieces

打食 daa² sik⁶ {dǎ shí}

1. to go in search of food (of animals)
2. to take medicine for indigestion or gastro-intestinal upsets

打禪〔-禅〕 daa² sim⁴ {dǎ chán}

to meditate (of Buddhist)

打消 daa² siu¹ {dǎ xiāo}

1. to dispel (doubts, misgivings etc)
2. to give up on

打傷〔-伤〕 daa² soeng¹ {dǎ shāng}

1. to injure
2. to wound
3. to damage

打掃〔-扫〕 daa² sou³ {dǎ sǎo}

1. to clean
2. to sweep

打算 daa² syun³ {dǎ suàn}

1. to plan
2. to intend
3. to calculate
4. plan
5. intention
6. calculation
7. CL: 個

打旋 daa² syun⁴ {dǎ xuán}

to revolve

打探 daa² taam³ {dǎ tàn}

1. to make discreet inquiries
2. to scout out

打退 daa² teoi³ {dǎ tuì}

1. to beat back
2. to repel
3. to repulse

打聽〔-听〕 daa² ting¹ {dǎ ting}

1. to ask about
2. to make some inquiries
3. to ask around

打鐵〔-铁〕 daa² tit³ {dǎ tiě}

to forge ironware

打胎 daa² toi¹ {dǎ tāi}

to have an abortion

打通 daa² tung¹ {dǎ tōng}

1. to open access
2. to establish contact
3. to remove a block
4. to put through (a phone connection)

打斷〔-断〕 daa² tyun⁵ {dǎ duàn}

1. to interrupt
2. to break off
3. to break (a bone)

打混 daa² wan⁶ {dǎ hùn}

1. to muddle things up
2. to goof off
3. to hang around

打諢〔-诨〕 daa² wan⁶ {dǎ hùn}

1. to intersperse comic remarks (in a performance)
2. (fig.) to quip
3. to banter

打齋〔-斋〕 daa² zaai¹ {dǎ zhāi}

to beg for (vegetarian) food

打砸 daa² zaap³ {dǎ zá}

1. to smash up
2. to vandalize

打雜〔-杂〕 daa² zaap⁶ {dǎ zá}

1. to do odd jobs
2. to do unskilled work

打製〔-制〕 daa² zai³ {dǎ zhì}

forge

打針〔-针〕 daa² zam¹ {dǎ zhēn}

to give or have an injection

打酒 daa² zau² {dǎ jiǔ}

to have a drink

打嘴 daa² zeoi² {dǎ zuǐ}

1. to slap sb's face
2. to slap one's own face
3. fig. to fail to live up to a boast

打進〔-进〕 daa² zeon³ {dǎ jìn}

1. to breach
2. to invade

打怵 daa² zeot¹ {dǎ chù}

1. to fear
2. to feel terrified

打尖 daa² zim¹ {dǎ jiān}

to stop for a snack while traveling

打折 daa² zit³ {dǎ zhé}

to give a discount

打坐 daa² zo⁶ {dǎ zuò}

1. to sit in meditation
2. to meditate

打仗 daa² zoeng³ {dǎ zhàng}

1. to fight a battle
2. to go to war

打樁〔-桩〕 daa² zong¹ {dǎ zhuāng}

to drive piles into

打早 daa² zou² {dǎ zǎo}

1. earlier
2. long ago
3. as soon as possible

打造 daa² zou⁶ {dǎ zào}

1. to create
2. to build
3. to develop
4. to forge (of metal)

打中 daa² zung¹ {dǎ zhòng}

to hit (a target)

打住 daa² zyu⁶ {dǎ zhù}

1. to stop
2. to halt

打轉〔-转〕 daa² zyun³ {dǎ zhuàn}

1. to spin
2. to rotate
3. to revolve

打靶鬼 daa² baa² gwai² {dǎ bǎ guǐ}

(scolding) "useless person"; "bastard"

打靶仔 daa² baa² zai² {dǎ bǎ zǐ}

noun; commonly used by parents to scold their son as useless

打敗仗〔-败-〕 daa² baai⁶ zoeng³ {dǎ bài zhàng}

to fall sick or ill; to be defeated

打包單〔--单〕 daa² baau¹ daan¹ {dǎ bāo dān}

to make a promise; to guarantee

打包踭 daa² baau¹ zaang¹ {dǎ bāo zhēng}

verb; use elbow to hit/bump something

打爆機〔--机〕 daa² baau³ gei¹ {dǎ bào jī}

finish all stages of a game (spoken)

打崩頭〔--头〕 daa² bang¹ tau⁴ {dǎ bēng tóu}

noun; serious competition with others

打比郡 daa² bei² gwan⁶ {dǎ bǐ jùn}

Derbyshire County, United Kingdom

打鼻鼾 daa² bei⁶ hon⁴ {dǎ bí hān}

snoring

打甂爐〔--炉〕 daa² bin¹ lou⁴ {dǎ biān lú}

to have hotpot

打卜成 daa² bok¹ sing² {dǎ bǔ chéng}

boxing

打秋風〔--风〕 daa² cau¹ fung¹ {dǎ qiū fēng}

poor people using different kind of methods to get money from others; it also means people who make up reasons to ask others for bribery

打車輪〔-车轮〕 daa² ce¹ leon² {dǎ chē lún}

to french kiss

打赤肋 daa² cek³ lak⁶ {dǎ chì lē}

topless (slang)

打千秋 daa² cin¹ cau¹ {dǎ qiān qiū}

playing swing

打韆鞦〔-千秋〕 daa² cin¹ cau¹ {dǎ qiān qiū}

playing swing

打大翻 daa² daai⁶ faan¹ {dǎ dà fān}

to do gymnastics flips; somersaults

打大交 daa² daai⁶ gaau¹ {dǎ dà jiāo}

noun; a big fight

打單泡〔-单-〕 daa² daan¹ paau¹ {dǎ dān pào}

noun; single, one person alone.

打單信〔-单-〕 daa² daan¹ seon³ {dǎ dān xìn}

noun; blackmail letter

打得少 daa² dak¹ siu² {dǎ de shǎo}

deserve getting beaten up

打突兀 daa² dat⁶ ngat⁶ {dǎ tū wù}

to be surprised, horrified; to stare blankly

打地氣〔--气〕 daa² dei⁶ hei³ {dǎ dì qì}

getting uncomfortable and cold from sleeping on the floor

打地舖〔--铺〕 daa² dei⁶ pou¹ {dǎ dì pù}

verb; crash out on the floor , sleep on the floor

打點滴〔-点-〕 daa² dim² dik¹ {dǎ diǎn dī}

to have intravenous drip therapy

打電報〔-电报〕 daa² din⁶ bou³ {dǎ diàn bào}

to make a telegraph

打倒褪 daa² dou² tan³ {dǎ dào tùn}

to go backwards

打倒掟 daa² dou³ deng³ {dǎ dǎo dìng}

to invert

打斧頭〔--头〕 daa² fu² tau⁴ {dǎ fǔ tou}

(phrasal verb) to get a rake off by secretly pocketing the part of the money that is meant for a specific purpose or the earnings from a transaction

打假波 daa² gaa² bo¹ {dǎ jiǎ bō}

match-fixing

打格仔 daa² gaak³ zai² {dǎ gé zǐ}

pixelize

打交叉 daa² gaau¹ caa¹ {dǎ jiāo chā}

to draw a cross; to cross out

打交道 daa² gaau¹ dou⁶ {dǎ jiāo dào}

to make friends

打機室〔-机-〕 daa² gei¹ sat¹ {dǎ jī shì}

gaming room

打腳骨〔-脚-〕 daa² goek³ gwat¹ {dǎ jiǎo gǔ}

an extortion; a highway robbery

打功夫 daa² gung¹ fu¹ {dǎ gōng fu}

to practice kungfu (martial arts)

打關斗〔-关-〕 daa² gwaan¹ dau² {dǎ guān dòu}

front rollover (slang)

打哈欠 daa² haa¹ him³ {dǎ hā qian}

to yawn

打喊路 daa² haam³ lou⁶ {dǎ hǎn lù}

verb; to yawn

打喊露 daa² haam³ lou⁶ {dǎ hǎn lù}

yawn (slang)

打乞嗤 daa² hat¹ ci¹ {dǎ qǐ chī}

sneeze

打荷包 daa² ho⁴ baau¹ {dǎ hé bāo}

(verb) to steal a wallet; to pickpocket

打孔機〔--机〕 daa² hung² gei¹ {dǎ kǒng jī}

hole punching machine; a hole puncher

打魚佬〔-鱼-〕 daa² jyu⁴ lou² {dǎ yú lǎo}

fishermen

打卡鐘〔--钟〕 daa² kaat¹ zung¹ {dǎ kǎ zhōng}

time recorder, for working hours

打茄輪〔--轮〕 daa² ke¹ leon² {dǎ qié lún}

to make out; French kiss

打冷震 daa² laang⁵ zan³ {dǎ lěng zhèn}

(verb) to shiver; to tremble; to quiver

打領帶〔-领带〕 daa² leng⁵ daai² {dǎ lǐng dài}

to tie a tie

打窿機〔--机〕 daa² lung⁴ gei¹ {dǎ lóng jī}

hole puncher

打籠通〔-笼-〕 daa² lung⁴ tung¹ {dǎ lóng tōng}

to communicate and have conspiring agreement with others before the event

打亂種〔-乱种〕 daa² lyun⁶ zung² {dǎ luàn zhǒng}

people of mixed ethnicities; bastard

打孖上 daa² maa¹ soeng⁵ {dǎ mā shàng}

verb; to double up as partner for better prospects

打麻雀 daa² maa⁴ zoek² {dǎ má què}

(verb) to play mah-jong

打麻將〔--将〕 daa² maa⁴ zoeng³ {dǎ má jiàng}

playing mahjong

打茅波 daa² maau⁴ bo¹ {dǎ máo bō}

foul play

打網球〔-网-〕 daa² mong⁵ kau⁴ {dǎ wǎng qiú}

playing tennis

打牙鉸〔--铰〕 daa² ngaa⁴ gaau³ {dǎ yá jiǎo}

verb; chatting, chew the fat

打牙骹 daa² ngaa⁴ gaau³ {dǎ yá qiāo}

to chat

打眼色 daa² ngaan⁵ sik¹ {dǎ yǎn sè}

giving out hints though eyes; to wink at

打仰瞓 daa² ngong⁵ fan³ {dǎ yǎng fèn}

a sleeping position, to sleep on one's back

打昂瞓 daa² ngong⁵ fan³ {dǎ áng fèn}

a sleeping position, to sleep on one's back

打晒色 daa² saai³ sik¹ {dǎ shài sè}

to become the leader; to make decisions on behalf of others

打瀉茶〔-泻-〕 daa² se³ caa⁴ {dǎ xiè chá}

to spill the tea; it describes the situation when women are assigned to marry a certain men, and has accepted the marriage proposal gifts, yet the future husband pass away before having the wedding ceremony

打蛇餅〔--饼〕 daa² se⁴ beng² {dǎ shé bǐng}

a long queue (slang)

打死纈〔--缬〕 daa² sei² lit³ {dǎ sǐ xié}

to tie a dead knot

打思肊 daa² si¹ jik¹ {dǎ sī yì}

to have hiccups

打思噎 daa² si¹ jit³ {dǎ sī yē}

(verb) to hiccup

打勝仗〔-胜-〕 daa² sing³ zoeng³ {dǎ shèng zhàng}

to win a war / battle / match

打小人 daa² siu² jan² {dǎ xiǎo rén}

a Chinese custom akin to a Voodoo doll, where a person can hire someone to use a wooden block or shoe to hit a man-shaped piece of paper with another person's name and birth date (or other details) on it, believing that it can curse one's enemy with bad luck

打輸數〔-输数〕 daa² syu¹ sou³ {dǎ shū shù}

expecting failure; to prepare for the worst

打頭鑼〔-头锣〕 daa² tau⁴ lo⁴ {dǎ tóu luó}

being the leader; to take the lead

打頭炮〔-头-〕 daa² tau⁴ paau³ {dǎ tóu pào}

verb; fire the first shot; fire the first round; the first or leading launch of something

打頭陣〔-头阵〕 daa² tau⁴ zan⁶ {dǎ tóu zhèn}

(slang) to take the lead; to be the first;

打天下 daa² tin¹ haa⁶ {dǎ tiān xià}

verb; seize state power; conquer the country; open up (a career or business)

打鐵佬〔-铁-〕 daa² tit³ lou² {dǎ tiě lǎo}

noun; blacksmith

打通關〔--关〕 daa² tung¹ gwaan¹ {dǎ tōng guān}

to play morra with everyone in a feast

打同通 daa² tung⁴ tung¹ {dǎ tóng tōng}

to conspire

打橫行〔-横-〕 daa² waang⁴ hang⁴ {dǎ héng háng}

verb; literally: walking horizontal (like the crab) extended meaning : domineering; ride roughshod; unreasonable

打橫嚟〔-横-〕 daa² waang⁴ lei⁴ {dǎ héng lí}

unreasonable (spoken)

打鑊金〔-镬-〕 daa² wok⁶ gam¹ {dǎ huò jīn}

to beat someone up; to beat the shit out of someone

打齋鶴〔-斋鹤〕 daa² zaai¹ hok² {dǎ zhāi hè}

bad friends who talk others into bad addiction (drug, gambling, prostitution)

打側身〔-侧-〕 daa² zak¹ san¹ {dǎ cè shēn}

verb; to lean on one's side

打針雞〔-针鸡〕 daa² zam¹ gai¹ {dǎ zhēn jī}

chicken with hormone injection

打針紙〔-针纸〕 daa² zam¹ zi² {dǎ zhēn zhǐ}

Vaccination Certificate

打真軍〔--军〕 daa² zan¹ gwan¹ {dǎ zhēn jūn}

sexual intercourse without usage of condom (slang)

打仗仔 daa² zoeng³ zai² {dǎ zhàng zǐ}

children playing games and acting like they are fighting, having a war

打主意 daa² zyu² ji³ {dǎ zhǔ yi}

to think of a plan; to think of an idea to take advantage of certain people

打字員〔--员〕 daa² zi⁶ jyun⁴ {dǎ zì yuán}

typist

打啞語〔-哑语〕 daa² aa² jyu⁵ {dǎ yǎ yǔ}

to use sign language

打啞謎〔-哑谜〕 daa² aa² mai⁴ {dǎ yǎ mí}

to talk in riddles

打把勢〔--势〕 daa² baa² sai³ {dǎ bǎ shi}

1. drill (in sword play)
2. to thrash around
3. to demonstrate gymnastic skills
4. to solicit financial help (in an indirect way)
5. to show off

打白條〔--条〕 daa² baak⁶ tiu⁴ {dǎ bái tiáo}

to write an IOU or promissory note

打包票 daa² baau¹ piu³ {dǎ bāo piào}

1. to vouch for
2. to guarantee

打不過〔--过〕 daa² bat¹ gwo³ {dǎ bu guò}

1. unable to defeat
2. to be no match for sb

打不通 daa² bat¹ tung¹ {dǎ bu tōng}

cannot get through (on phone)

打邊鼓〔-边-〕 daa² bin¹ gu² {dǎ biān gǔ}

1. to echo what sb said
2. to back sb up from the sidelines (in an argument)

打邊爐〔-边炉〕 daa² bin¹ lou⁴ {dǎ biān lú}

1. (Cantonese) to eat hot pot
2. hot pot

打保票 daa² bou² piu³ {dǎ bǎo piào}

1. to vouch for
2. to guarantee

打層次〔-层-〕 daa² cang⁴ ci³ {dǎ céng cì}

to get one's hair layered

打赤膊 daa² cek³ bok³ {dǎ chì bó}

1. to bare one's chest
2. bare-chested

打赤腳〔--脚〕 daa² cek³ goek³ {dǎ chì jiǎo}

to bare the feet

打前站 daa² cin⁴ zaam⁶ {dǎ qián zhàn}

1. to set out in advance to make arrangements (board, lodging etc)
2. (military) to dispatch an advance party

打長工〔-长-〕 daa² coeng⁴ gung¹ {dǎ cháng gōng}

to work as long-term hired hand

打長途〔-长-〕 daa² coeng⁴ tou⁴ {dǎ cháng tú}

to make a long distance call

打衝鋒〔-冲锋〕 daa² cung¹ fung¹ {dǎ chōng fēng}

to lead the charge

打蛋器 daa² daan² hei³ {dǎ dàn qì}

egg beater

打底褲〔--裤〕 daa² dai² fu³ {dǎ dǐ kù}

leggings

打躉兒〔-趸儿〕 daa² dan² ji⁴ {dǎ dǔn r}

to buy wholesale

打地鋪〔--铺〕 daa² dei⁶ pou¹ {dǎ dì pù}

to make one's bed on the floor

打對台〔-对-〕 daa² deoi³ toi⁴ {dǎ duì tái}

1. to compete
2. to rival

打對仗〔-对-〕 daa² deoi³ zoeng³ {dǎ duì zhàng}

to compete

打電話〔-电话〕 daa² din⁶ waa² {dǎ diàn huà}

to make a telephone call

打哆嗦 daa² do¹ so¹ {dǎ duō suo}

1. to tremble
2. to shiver (of cold)
3. to shudder

打短兒〔--儿〕 daa² dyun² ji⁴ {dǎ duǎn r}

1. casual labor
2. to work for a bit

打飛機〔-飞机〕 daa² fei¹ gei¹ {dǎ fēi jī}

to masturbate (slang)

打火機〔--机〕 daa² fo² gei¹ {dǎ huǒ jī}

1. lighter
2. cigarette lighter

打火石 daa² fo² sek⁶ {dǎ huǒ shí}

flint

打呼嚕〔--噜〕 daa² fu¹ lou¹ {dǎ hū lu}

to snore

打格子 daa² gaak³ zi² {dǎ gé zi}

1. to draw a rectangular grid (e.g. of farmland)
2. to checker

打膠槍〔-胶枪〕 daa² gaau¹ coeng¹ {dǎ jiāo qiāng}

1. sealant gun
2. glue gun

打交道 daa² gaau¹ dou⁶ {dǎ jiāo dào}

1. to come into contact with
2. to have dealings

打雞血〔-鸡-〕 daa² gai¹ hyut³ {dǎ jī xuè}

1. lit. to inject chicken blood
2. (coll.) extremely excited or energetic (often used mockingly)

打跟頭〔--头〕 daa² gan¹ tau⁴ {dǎ gēn tou}

1. to turn a somersault
2. to turn head over heels

打稿子 daa² gou² zi² {dǎ gǎo zi}

to produce a draft manuscript

打穀場〔-谷场〕 daa² guk¹ coeng⁴ {dǎ gǔ cháng}

threshing floor

打穀機〔-谷机〕 daa² guk¹ gei¹ {dǎ gǔ jī}

threshing machine

打官腔 daa² gun¹ hong¹ {dǎ guān qiāng}

1. to talk officiously
2. to assume the air of a functionary
3. to talk in official jargon

打官司 daa² gun¹ si¹ {dǎ guān si}

1. to file a lawsuit
2. to sue
3. to dispute

打官話〔--话〕 daa² gun¹ waa⁶ {dǎ guān huà}

1. to talk officiously
2. to assume the air of a functionary
3. to talk in official jargon

打工妹 daa² gung¹ mui¹ {dǎ gōng mèi}

young female worker

打工仔 daa² gung¹ zai² {dǎ gōng zǎi}

1. young worker
2. employee
3. young male worker

打棍子 daa² gwan³ zi² {dǎ gùn zi}

1. to bludgeon
2. to hit with a big stick

打光棍 daa² gwong¹ gwan³ {dǎ guāng gùn}

to live as bachelor

打哈哈 daa² haa¹ haa¹ {dǎ hā ha}

1. to joke
2. to laugh insincerely
3. to make merry
4. to talk irrelevantly

打下手 daa² haa⁶ sau² {dǎ xià shǒu}

1. to act in a supporting role
2. fig. to play second fiddle

打瞌睡 daa² hap⁶ seoi⁶ {dǎ kē shuì}

1. to doze off
2. to fall asleep
3. see also 打盹

打氣筒〔-气-〕 daa² hei³ tung² {dǎ qì tǒng}

a bicycle pump

打呵欠 daa² ho¹ him³ {dǎ hē qiàn}

to yawn

打孔器 daa² hung² hei³ {dǎ kǒng qì}

hole puncher

打孔鑽〔--钻〕 daa² hung² zyun³ {dǎ kǒng zuàn}

1. auger
2. drill

打印機〔--机〕 daa² jan³ gei¹ {dǎ yìn jī}

printer

打印頭〔--头〕 daa² jan³ tau⁴ {dǎ yìn tóu}

print head

打游擊〔--击〕 daa² jau⁴ gik¹ {dǎ yóu jī}

1. to fight as a guerilla
2. (fig.) to live or eat at no fixed place

打油詩〔--诗〕 daa² jau⁴ si¹ {dǎ yóu shī}

1. humorous poem
2. limerick

打野炮 daa² je⁵ paau³ {dǎ yě pào}

(slang) to have sex outdoors or in a public place

打耳光 daa² ji⁵ gwong¹ {dǎ ěr guāng}

1. to slap on the face
2. to box sb's ears

打圓場〔-圆场〕 daa² jyun⁴ coeng⁴ {dǎ yuán chǎng}

1. to help to resolve a dispute
2. to smooth things over

打擂臺〔--台〕 daa² leoi⁴ toi⁴ {dǎ lèi tái}

1. (old) to fight on the leitai
2. (fig.) to enter a contest

打來回〔-来-〕 daa² loi⁴ wui⁴ {dǎ lái huí}

1. to make a round trip
2. a return journey

打埋伏 daa² maai⁴ fuk⁶ {dǎ mái fu}

1. to lie in wait
2. to ambush
3. to conceal sth

打悶雷〔-闷-〕 daa² mun⁶ leoi⁴ {dǎ mèn léi}

1. (coll.) to wonder secretly
2. to make wild conjectures

打牙祭 daa² ngaa⁴ zai³ {dǎ yá jì}

to have a large and sumptuous meal (traditionally on the 1st and 15th of each month)

打拍子 daa² paak³ zi² {dǎ pāi zi}

to beat time

打噴嚏〔-喷-〕 daa² pan³ tai³ {dǎ pēn tì}

to sneeze

打屁股 daa² pei³ gu² {dǎ pì gu}

to spank sb's bottom

打撲克〔-扑-〕 daa² pok³ hak¹ {dǎ pū kè}

1. to play cards
2. to play poker

打手槍〔--枪〕 daa² sau² coeng¹ {dǎ shǒu qiāng}

to masturbate

打手語〔--语〕 daa² sau² jyu⁵ {dǎ shǒu yǔ}

to use sign language

打水漂 daa² seoi² piu¹ {dǎ shuǐ piāo}

1. to skim stones
2. to squander
3. to spend but get nothing in return

打算盤〔--盘〕 daa² syun³ pun⁴ {dǎ suàn pán}

1. to compute on the abacus
2. (fig.) to calculate
3. to plan
4. to scheme

打雪仗 daa² syut³ zoeng³ {dǎ xuě zhàng}

to have a snowball fight

打嚏噴〔--喷〕 daa² tai³ pan³ {dǎ tì pen}

to sneeze

打挺兒〔--儿〕 daa² ting⁵ ji⁴ {dǎ tǐng r}

to arch one's body and fling one's head back

打通宵 daa² tung¹ siu¹ {dǎ tōng xiāo}

to spend the whole night

打橫炮〔-横-〕 daa² waang⁴ paau³ {dǎ héng pào}

speak unwarrantedly

打嘴巴 daa² zeoi² baa¹ {dǎ zuǐ ba}

to slap

打字機〔--机〕 daa² zi⁶ gei¹ {dǎ zì jī}

typewriter

打折扣 daa² zit³ kau³ {dǎ zhé kòu}

1. to give a discount
2. to be of less value than anticipated

打招呼 daa² ziu¹ fu¹ {dǎ zhāo hu}

1. to greet sb by word or action
2. to give prior notice

打醬油〔-酱-〕 daa² zoeng³ jau⁴ {dǎ jiàng yóu}

1. to buy soy sauce
2. it's none of my business ("I’m just here to buy some soy sauce")

打樁機〔-桩机〕 daa² zong¹ gei¹ {dǎ zhuāng jī}

pile driver (machinery)

打白鴿轉〔--鸽转〕 daa² baak⁶ gaap³ zyun² {dǎ bái gē zhuǎn}

to go out for a quick walk and come back; for car to spin in circles

打爆油缸 daa² baau³ jau⁴ gong¹ {dǎ bào yóu gāng}

lit. hit the fuel tank until it explodes, meaning to refuel complete to the gas or petrol tank to its max

打打殺殺〔--杀杀〕 daa² daa² saat³ saat³ {dǎ dǎ shā shā}

fighting and killing, violence

打大赤腳〔---脚〕 daa² daai⁶ cek³ goek³ {dǎ dà chì jiǎo}

to go barefoot; to take off one's shoes

打大赤肋 daa² daai⁶ cek³ lak⁶ {dǎ dà chì lē}

topless (slang)

打定輸數〔--输数〕 daa² ding⁶ syu¹ sou³ {dǎ dìng shū shù}

prepared for losing

打鼓趁興〔---兴〕 daa² gu² can³ hing³ {dǎ gǔ chèn xīng}

to do things together out of convenience; to do something whilst the timing is good; to act quickly while the opportunity is still available; to strike while the iron is hot

打工皇帝 daa² gung¹ wong⁴ dai³ {dǎ gōng huáng dì}

noun;Working Class/ King Worker or self-made entrepreneur

打響頭炮〔-响头-〕 daa² hoeng² tau⁴ paau³ {dǎ xiǎng tóu pào}

to succeed upon launching (spoken)

打遊戲機〔-游戏机〕 daa² jau⁴ hei³ gei¹ {dǎ yóu xì jī}

Playing video games

打友誼波〔--谊-〕 daa² jau⁵ ji⁴ bo¹ {dǎ yǒu yì bō}

verb; to have casual sex; to have sex with a friend or for benefits

打爛齋缽〔-烂斋钵〕 daa² laan⁶ zaai¹ but³ {dǎ làn zhāi bō}

fail to maintain self-discipline; fail to keep up with one's resolution (restricted diet e.g.)

打爛齋鉢〔-烂斋-〕 daa² laan⁶ zaai¹ but³ {dǎ làn zhāi bō}

end a period of abstention (Lent, Ramadan, etc); break a resolution; to break a precept; to breach the principles

打生打死 daa² saang¹ daa² sei² {dǎ shēng dǎ sǐ}

fight to life or death; fight to the end

打醒精神 daa² sing² zing¹ san⁴ {dǎ xǐng jīng shen}

to be attentive and concentrated

打鐵趁熱〔-铁-热〕 daa² tit³ can³ jit⁶ {dǎ tiě chèn rè}

lit. to strike while the iron is hot, meaning to get things done without delay

打仔明星 daa² zai² ming⁴ sing¹ {dǎ zǎi míng xīng}

action movie star

打雀噉眼〔--啖-〕 daa² zoek³ daam⁶ ngaan⁵ {dǎ què dàn yǎn}

to look down on someone; to look attentively; to stare openly and stupidly; to gaze

打住家工 daa² zyu⁶ gaa¹ gung¹ {dǎ zhù jiā gōng}

to work as a nanny; to work as a domestic helper, a maid

打薄剪刀 daa² bok⁶ zin² dou¹ {dǎ báo jiǎn dāo}

thinning scissors

打情罵俏〔--骂-〕 daa² cing⁴ maa⁶ ciu³ {dǎ qíng mà qiào}

1. to tease a woman by pretending to be displeased with her
2. to flirt with a member of the opposite sex
3. to banter flirtatiously

打草驚蛇〔--惊-〕 daa² cou² geng¹ se⁴ {dǎ cǎo jīng shé}

1. lit. beat the grass to scare the snake
2. to inadvertently alert an enemy
3. to punish sb as a warning to others (idiom)

打得火熱〔---热〕 daa² dak¹ fo² jit⁶ {dǎ de huǒ rè}

1. to carry on intimately with (idiom); ardent relationship (esp. between lovers)
2. billing and cooing

打道回府 daa² dou⁶ wui⁴ fu² {dǎ dào huí fǔ}

1. to go home (in a ceremonial procession)
2. to return home

打翻身仗 daa² faan¹ san¹ zoeng³ {dǎ fān shēn zhàng}

1. to work hard towards a turn-around
2. to fight to reverse sth

打發時間〔-发时间〕 daa² faat³ si⁴ gaan³ {dǎ fā shí jiān}

to pass the time

打富濟貧〔--济贫〕 daa² fu³ zai³ pan⁴ {dǎ fù jì pín}

to rob the rich to help the poor (idiom)

打家劫舍 daa² gaa¹ gip³ se³ {dǎ jiā jié shè}

to break into a house for robbery (idiom)

打狗欺主 daa² gau² hei¹ zyu² {dǎ gǒu qī zhǔ}

1. to beat a dog and bully its owner
2. fig. to humiliate sb indirectly by bullying a subordinate

打擊樂器〔-击乐-〕 daa² gik¹ ngok⁶ hei³ {dǎ jī yuè qì}

percussion instrument

打高爾夫〔--尔-〕 daa² gou¹ ji⁵ fu¹ {dǎ gāo ěr fū}

to play golf

打躬作揖 daa² gung¹ zok³ jap¹ {dǎ gōng zuò yī}

1. to bow respectfully with clasped hands
2. to beg humbly

打拱作揖 daa² gung² zok³ jap¹ {dǎ gǒng zuò yī}

1. to bow respectfully with clasped hands
2. to beg humbly

打響名號〔-响-号〕 daa² hoeng² ming⁴ hou⁶ {dǎ xiǎng míng hào}

to become well-known

打落水狗 daa² lok⁶ seoi² gau² {dǎ luò shuǐ gǒu}

1. lit. to beat a drowning dog (idiom)
2. fig. to pulverize an (already defeated) enemy
3. to hit sb when he's down

打馬虎眼〔-马--〕 daa² maa¹ fu¹ ngaan⁵ {dǎ mǎ hu yǎn}

1. to play dumb
2. to slack off (idiom)

打抱不平 daa² pou⁵ bat¹ ping⁴ {dǎ bào bù píng}

1. to come to the aid of sb suffering an injustice
2. to fight for justice
3. also written 抱打不平

打心眼裡〔---里〕 daa² sam¹ ngaan⁵ leoi⁵ {dǎ xīn yǎn li}

1. from the bottom of one's heart
2. heartily
3. sincerely

打蛇不死 daa² se⁴ bat¹ sei² {dǎ shé bù sǐ}

beat the snake to death or it will cause endless calamity (idiom); nip the problem in the bud

打成一片 daa² sing⁴ jat¹ pin³ {dǎ chéng yī piàn}

1. to merge
2. to integrate
3. to become as one
4. to unify together

打成平手 daa² sing⁴ ping⁴ sau² {dǎ chéng píng shǒu}

1. to draw (a competition)
2. to fight to a standstill

打小報告〔--报-〕 daa² siu² bou³ gou³ {dǎ xiǎo bào gào}

1. tattletale
2. to rat on sb

打小算盤〔---盘〕 daa² siu² syun³ pun⁴ {dǎ xiǎo suàn pán}

1. lit. to count on a narrow abacus (idiom); petty and scheming selfishly
2. concerned with petty interests
3. selfish and uncaring of the interests of others
4. bean counter

打退堂鼓 daa² teoi³ tong⁴ gu² {dá tuì táng gǔ}

1. lit. to beat the return drum (idiom)
2. fig. to give up
3. to turn tail

打製石器〔-制--〕 daa² zai³ sek⁶ hei³ {dǎ zhì shí qì}

a chipped stone (paleolithic) implement

打電腦遊戲〔-电脑游戏〕 daa² din⁶ nou⁵ jau⁴ hei³ {dǎ diàn nǎo yóu xì}

Playing computer games

打風打唔甩〔-风---〕 daa² fung¹ daa² m⁴ lat¹ {dǎ fēng dǎ ń shuǎi}

so attached that even a typhoon cannot separate; very stable

打個白鴿轉〔-个-鸽转〕 daa² go³ baak⁶ gaap³ zyun³ {dǎ gè bái gē zhuǎn}

literally: Pigeons make a turn, it means to take a quick stroll then return

打蛇隨棍上〔--随--〕 daa² se⁴ ceoi⁴ gwan³ soeng⁵ {dǎ shé suí gùn shàng}

(proverb) press home one's advantage; to seize an opportunity to make a request or to propose one's ideas; exploit a loophole in what someone has said to one's advantage

打死狗講價〔---讲价〕 daa² sei² gau² gong² gaa³ {dǎ sǐ gǒu jiǎng jià}

an unethical way of business dealing where the trader indirectly forces the customer to pay a higher price afterwards when it is too late to reverse the deal

打高爾夫球〔--尔--〕 daa² gou¹ ji⁵ fu¹ kau⁴ {dǎ gāo ěr fū qiú}

to play golf

打開話匣子〔-开话--〕 daa² hoi¹ waa⁶ haap⁶ zi² {dǎ kāi huà xiá zi}

to start talking

打印服務器〔---务-〕 daa² jan³ fuk⁶ mou⁶ hei³ {dǎ yìn fú wù qì}

print server

打麻雀運動〔---运动〕 daa² maa⁴ zoek² wan⁶ dung⁶ {Dǎ Má què Yùn dòng}

the Great Sparrow Campaign or the Four Pests Campaign, one of the actions during the Great Leap Forward 大躍進 aiming to eliminate four pests: rats, flies, mosquitoes, and sparrows

打鑼都搵唔到〔-锣-揾--〕 daa² lo² dou¹ wan² m⁴ dou² {dǎ luó dōu wěn ń dào}

to be unable to find something even beat the gong; search everywhere but find nothing

打擊軍事力量〔-击军---〕 daa² gik¹ gwan¹ si⁶ lik⁶ loeng⁶ {dǎ jī jūn shì lì liang}

counterforce

打擊社會財富〔-击-会财-〕 daa² gik¹ se⁵ wui² coi⁴ fu³ {dǎ jī shè huì cái fù}

countervalue

打腫臉充胖子〔-肿脸---〕 daa² zung² lim⁵ cung¹ bun⁶ zi² {dǎ zhǒng liǎn chōng pàng zi}

lit. to swell one's face up by slapping it to look imposing (idiom); to seek to impress by feigning more than one's abilities

打邊爐同打屎窟〔-边炉----〕 daa² bin¹ lou⁴ tung⁴ daa² si² fat¹ {dǎ biān lú tóng dǎ shǐ kū}

cannot be compared

打得更多夜又長〔------长〕 daa² dak¹ gaang¹ do¹ je⁶ jau⁶ coeng⁴ {dǎ de gèng duō yè yòu zhǎng}

empty talk about useless and irrelevant things is a waste time

打完齋唔要和尚〔--斋----〕 daa² jyun⁴ zaai¹ m⁴ jiu³ wo⁴ soeng² {dǎ wán zhāi ń yào hé shang}

(slang) to describe someone who discards the gratitude to those who helped her/him; danger past, God is forgotten; once on shore we pray no more

打爛沙盤問到篤〔-烂-盘问-笃〕 daa² laan⁶ saa¹ pun⁴ man⁶ dou³ duk¹ {dǎ làn shā pán wèn dào dǔ}

to investigate and find out everything; to keep asking many many questions; to ask many questions to try to get to the bottom of something

打爛砂盆問到篤〔-烂--问-笃〕 daa² laan⁶ saa¹ pun⁴ man⁶ dou³ duk¹ {dǎ làn shā pén wèn dào dǔ}

to find things out in a thorough way by asking every detail

打死不離親兄弟〔---离亲--〕 daa² sei² bat¹ lei⁴ can¹ hing¹ dai⁶ {dǎ sǐ bù lí qīn xiōng dì}

noun; brothers who are related have stronger obligations to each other than to people outside the family; "blood is thicker than water"

打醒十二分精神 daa² seng² sap⁶ ji⁶ fan¹ zing¹ san⁴ {dǎ xǐng shí èr fēn jīng shen}

stay fully alert (slang)

打醒十二個精神〔----个--〕 daa² sing² sap⁶ ji⁶ go³ zing¹ san⁴ {dǎ xǐng shí èr gè jīng shen}

to be attentive and highly concentrated

打開天窗說亮話〔-开--说-话〕 daa² hoi¹ tin¹ coeng¹ syut³ loeng⁶ waa⁶ {dǎ kāi tiān chuāng shuō liàng huà}

1. not to mince words
2. not to beat about the bush

打破砂鍋問到底〔---锅问--〕 daa² po³ saa¹ wo¹ man⁶ dou³ dai² {dǎ pò shā guō wèn dào dǐ}

to go to the bottom of things (idiom)

打自己工，自己話事〔-------话-〕 daa² zi⁶ gei² gung¹ zi⁶ gei² waa⁶ si⁶ {dǎ zì ji gōng , zì ji huà shì}

to be self-employed and have a say, to have the authority to make decisions

打蛇不死，後患無窮〔-----后-无穷〕 daa² se⁴ bat¹ sei² ，hau⁶ waan⁶ mou⁴ kung⁴ {dǎ shé bù sǐ , hòu huàn wú qióng}

beat the snake to death or it will cause endless calamity (idiom); nip the problem in the bud