打 (daa2 daa1 | da3 da2) : hit; strike

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打

daa2 daa1

da3 da2

{-- jp: daa2 | hp: da3 --}
[1] [v] strike; hit; beat [2] [v] fight; attack [3] [v] smash [4] [v] make, do, get, fetch, play, buy, etc. [5] from; to; toward

{-- jp: daa1 | hp: da2 --}
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Radical: 扌 (#64)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

打

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打字 daa2 zi6 da3 zi4 = to type

半打 bun3 daa1 ban4 da2 = half a dozen

一打 jat1 daa1 yi1 da2 = one dozen

打呵欠 daa2 ho1 him3 da3 he2 qian4 = to yawn, yawning

打交 daa2 gaau1 = fight; exchange blows 粵

打字機 daa2 zi6 gei1 da3 zi4 ji1 = typewriter

打擾 daa2 jiu2 da3 rao3 = disturb; bother

打印機 daa2 jan3 gei1 da3 yin4 ji1 = a (computer) printer

抽打 cau1 daa2 chou1 da3 = [v] flog, lash, strap, whip

打電話 daa2 din6 waa6*2 da3 dian4 hua4 = to make a phone call

打發 daa2 faat3 da3 fa5 = send on an errand; dismiss; while away (time)

梳打 so1 daa2 = a soda (as phonetic loanword) 粵

打官司 daa2 gun1 si1 da3 guan1 si5 = to go to court; to bring a lawsuit

摩打 mo1 daa2 = motor (as a loanword) 粵

打返轉頭 daa2 faan1 zyun3 tau4 da3 fan3 zhuan4 tou2 = to turn back 粵

打單信 daa2 daan1 seon3 = blackmail letter 粵

不打不相識 bat1 daa2 bat1 soeng1 sik1 bu4 da3 bu4 xiang1 shi2 = out of blows friendship grows

打球 daa2 kau4 da3 qiu2 = to play ball 國

打爛咗 daa2 laan6 zo2 = broken (as a result of an impact) 粵

打自己工 daa2 zi6 gei2 gung1 = self-employed 粵

打折 daa2 zit3 da2 zhe2 = discount; make a reduction

打雷 daa2 leoi4 da3 lei2 = to thunder

落柯打 lok6 o1 daa2 = place an order 粵

打機癮 daa2 gei1 jan5 da3 ji1 yin3 = video game addiction 粵

打窿機 daa2 lung1 gei1 da3 long2 ji1 = hole punch 粵

打圈 daa2 hyun1 da3 quan1 = to circle

打勝仗 daa2 sing3 zoeng3 da3 sheng4 zhang4 = win a battle

拳打腳踢 kyun4 daa2 goek3 tek3 quan2 da3 jiao3 ti1 = punch and kick

打花 daa2 faa1 da3 hua1 = to flower

打算 daa2 syun3 da3 suan4 = to plan, intend

打架 daa2 gaa3 da3 jia4 = to fight 國

打包 daa2 baau1 da3 bao1 = bale; pack; doggie bag

打喊露 daa2 haam3 lou6 = to yawn, yawning 粵

打乞嗤 daa2 hat1 ci1 = to sneeze 粵

打思噎 daa2 si1 jik1/ik1/jit1 da3 si1 ye1 = to hiccup; to hiccough 粵

打噎 daa2 jik1/ik1/jit1 da3 ye1 = to hiccup; to hiccough; to belch

打噴嚏 daa2 pan3 tai3 da3 pen1 ti4 = to sneeze 國

抵打 dai2 daa2 = deserving of punishment 粵

鬼打鬼 gwai2 daa2 gwai2 = a quarrel between peers 粵

打開 daa2 hoi1 da3 kai1 = to open

打針 daa2 zam1 da3 zhen1 = to give or receive an injection

打獵 daa2 lip6 da3 lie4 = go hunting

打爛 daa2 laan6 = to break 粵

打破 daa2 po3 da3 po4 = to break

打劫 daa2 gip3 = to rob 粵

打呔 daa2 taai1 = to wear a necktie; to tie a necktie 粵

打邊爐 daa2 bin1 lou4 = hotpot 粵

精打細算 zing1 daa2 sai3 syun3 jing1 da3 xi4 suan4 = spending wisely

打突兀 daa2 dat6 ngat6 = to be shocked; to be startled; to be amazed 粵

雞髀打人牙骹軟 gai1 bei2 daa2 jan4 ngaa4 gaau3 jyun5 = to bribe someone with a small gift 粵

打蛇先打頭 daa2 se4 sin1 daa2 tau4 da3 she2 xian1 da3 tou2 = When attacking a snake, strike the head first

打量 daa2 loeng6 da3 liang5 = to size up; to take measure of

打聽 daa2 ting1*3 da3 ting5 = ask about; enquire about

打敗 daa2 baai6 da3 bai4 = to defeat; to beat; to overcome

打擊 daa2 gik1 da3 ji2 (Taiwan), da3 ji1 (PRC) = to hit; to strike; to attack; impact

打掃 daa2 sou3 da3 sao3 = to sweep; to clean up

打招呼 daa2 ziu1 fu1 da3 zhao1 hu5 = to greet sb.; to give prior notice; to inform

打扮 daa2 baan6 da3 ban4 = to dress up

打倒 daa2 dou2 da3 dao3 = to flatten; to overthrow (governments, leaders, etc.)

打仗 daa2 zoeng3 da3 zhang4 = to fight; to go to war; to battle; to wage war

打交道 daa2 gaau1 dou6 da3 jiao3 dao4 = to come into contact with; to have dealings with; to team up with; to mediate with

打工 daa2 gung1 da3 gong1 = to work for others, be gainfully employed; to have a part-time job

毆打 au2 daa2 ou1 da3 = beat up

打壞 daa2 waai6 = bash, bash in, to break, to break (watch)

打底 daa2 dai2 = eat before eating the main meal; (to lay) a base or foundation for sth

打探 daa2 taam3 da3 tan4 = plough around; to find out

打樁 daa2 zong1 = to drive a pile; set up a row of stakes

打褶 daa2 zaap3 = pleat

單打 daan1 daa2 = single; singles

打中 daa2 zung3 = hit

打通 daa2 tung1 = get through; open up

打鼓 daa2 gu2 = feel uncertain; play the drum; drumming

吹打 ceoi1 daa2 = beat upon

打圓場 daa2 jyun4 coeng4*2 da3 yuan2 chang3 = mediate a dispute

打氣 daa2 hei3 da3 qi4 = encourage; pump up

打滾 daa2 gwan2 da3 gun3 = roll about; wallow; flounder; sway

打退堂鼓 daa2 teoi3 tong4 gu2 = back out

打靶 daa2 baa2 da3 ba3 = execute with firing squad; shoot at a target

打躉 daa2 dan2 da3 dun3 = in toto 粵

打稅 daa2 seoi3 da3 shui4 = put tax on; impose a tax on

打齋 daa2 zaai1 = perform Taoist or Buddhist rites

打波 daa2 bo1 = play ball game 粵

打小人 daa2 siu2 jan4*2 da2 xiao3 ren2 = Villain Hitting. A Chinese Guangdong/Hong Kong folk sorcery. Demon exorcising.

渣打銀行 zaa1 daa2 ngan4 hong4 = Standard Chartered Bank

蘇打粉 sou1 daa2 fan2 = baking soda (sodium bicarbonate)

打地鋪 daa2 dei6 pou1 da3 di4 pu1 = to make a bed on the ground, sleep on the floor

打敗仗 daa2 baai6 zoeng3 = to suffer a defeat; to lose a fight; to fall ill 粵

打頭陣 daa2 tau4 zan6 = to spearhead the attack; to take the lead 粵

打橫 daa2 waang4 = sidelong, horizontally

打賞 daa2 soeng2 = gratuity

打鐘 daa2 zung1 = to strike a bell

撩交打 liu4 gaau1 daa2 = pick a fight 粵

打牌 daa2 paai4*2 da3 pai2 = play mahjong/cards; discard a mahjong tile

死纏爛打 sei2 cin4 laan6 daa2 = obsess

打火機 daa2 fo2 gei1 = lighter

打理羽毛 daa2 lei5 jyu5 mou4 = preen

打緊 daa2 gan2 = matters, of importance

不打緊 bat1 daa2 gan2 = does not matter, of no importance

打種 daa2 zung2 = have sex; animal copulation 粵

打蛇餅 daa2 se4 beng2 = writhing coils；form a long lineup 粵

打眼色 daa2 ngaan5 sik1 = get the glad eye; to wink at someone 粵

打好 daa2 hou2 = found

打和 daa2 wo4 = break even in a game; deuce (tennis)

打骰 daa2 sik1 da2 tou2 = throw dice; to be the boss

打得火熱 daa2 dak1 fo2 jit6 = (of two persons) passionately attached to each other

明火打劫 ming4 fo2 daa2 gip3 = open robbery 粵

打打殺殺 daa2 daa2 saat3 saat3 = whack and hack

打交叉 daa2 gaau1 caa1 = put cross

打乒乓球 daa2 bing1 bam1 kau4 = to play ping pong (table tennis)

打哥爾夫球 daa2 go1 ji3 fu1 kau4 = playing golf

打壁球 daa2 bik1 kau4 da3 bi4 qiu2 = playing squash

打網球 daa2 mong5 kau4 = playing tennis

氣體打火機 hei3 tai2 daa2 fo2 gei1 = a gas lighter, a Zippo

打錯 daa2 co3 = "wrong number" (on telephone)

打防疫針 daa2 fong4 jik6 zam1 = to innoculate/receive innoculation

打得慢 daa2 dak1 maan6 = to type slowly

打工仔 daa2 gung1 zai2 = working-class people; a junior employee 粵

打單 daa2 daan1 = to blackmail

打荷包 daa2 ho4 baau1 = to pick pockets (or have one's picked)

打鋼琴 daa2 gong3 kam4 = to play the piano (彈鋼琴 is far more commonly used)

不打自招 bat1 daa2 zi6 ziu1 bu4 da3 zi4 zhao1 = Freudian slip

串口打印機 cyun3 hau2 daa2 jan3 gei1 chuan4 kou3 da3 yin4 ji1 = a serial printer

武打 mou5 daa2 wu3 da3 = acrobatic fighting in Chinese opera or dance

打小報告 daa2 siu2 bou3 gou3 da3 xiao3 bao4 gao4 = to snitch 國

沉重打擊 cam4 zung6 daa2 gik1 chen2 zhong4 da3 ji2 (Taiwan), chen2 zhong4 da3 ji1 (PRC) = to hit hard

打靶鬼 daa2 baa2 gwai2 = a term of abuse for a useless bastard 粵

打靶仔 daa2 baa2 zai2 = a term of abuse for a useless kid 粵

打擊軍事力量 daa2 gik1 gwan1 si6 lik6 loeng6 da3 ji2 jun1 shi4 li4 liang4 (Taiwan), da3 ji1 jun1 shi4 li4 liang5 = counterforce

打擊社會財富 daa2 gik1 se5 wui6*2 coi4 fu3 da3 ji2/1 (Taiwan/PRC) she4 hui4 cai2 fu4 = countervalue

打嗝 daa2 gaak3 da3 ge2 = to hiccup; to hiccough 國

攻打 gung1 daa2 gong1 da3 = attack; assault

激光打引機 gik1 gwong1 daa2 jan5 gei1 ji1 guang1 da3 yin3 ji1 = laser printer

打冷震 daa2 laang5 zan3 = to shiver; to have an orgasm 粵

打錯了 daa2 co3 liu5 da3 cuo4 le5 = "you have dialed the wrong number" 國

西打 sai1 daa2 xi1 da3 = cider

打尖 daa2 zim1 = [港] to jump the queue, to cut in line ([廣州], "尖隊"). [國] to stop at rest stop; topping (agric.)

釘打機 deng1 daa2 gei1 = a nail gun (lit., "nail hitting machine")

打機 daa2 gei1 = to play videogames

嚴打 jim4 daa2 = clamp down on

棒打 paang5 daa2 = to bludgeon, to beat with a club

打簿 daa2 bou6*2 da3 bu4 = update a passbook; get a bank statement

打比 daa2 bei2 = [n] derby (as in a competition or race)

打卜臣 daa2 buk1 san4*2 = [v] (playing sport of) boxing, to box

打FAX daa2 fek1 si2 = to use a fax machine

打九九九 daa2 gau2 gau2 gau2 = to dial "999" (emergency)

打死 daa2 sei2 da3 si3 = to beat to death; to kill

打傷 daa2 soeng1 da3 shang1 = to beat and injure; to physically injure

打製 daa2 zai3 da3 zhi4 = to forge; to form

打印 daa2 jan3 da3 yin4 = to print; to stamp

打呼 daa2 fu1 da3 hu1 = to snore 國

打鼾 daa2 hon4 da3 han1 = to snore

打鼻鼾 daa2 bei6 hon4 da3 bi2 han1 = to snore 粵

忌廉梳打 gei6 lim4*1 so1 daa2 = cream soda 粵

媽打 maa1 daa2 = mother (loanword)

打印服務器 daa2 jan3 fuk6 mou6 hei3 da3 yin4 fu2 wu4 qi4 = a print server

打風 daa2 fung1 = stormy; to perform a body or cell search in prison

柯打 o1 daa2 = order (loanword) 粵

泡打粉 paau1 daa2 fan2 pao4 da3 fen3 = [n] baking powder

失打 sat1 daa2 = [a] a shutter (loanword)

疏打餅 so1 daa2 beng2 = a soda cracker

疏打水 so1 daa2 seoi2 = soda (as a loanword, normally 汽水)

打攪 daa2 gaau2 da3 jiao3 = to disturb; to annoy; to trouble

打理 daa2 lei5 da3 li3 = take care of; prepare; manage; be in charge of 粵

打頭炮 daa2 tau4 paau3 da3 tou2 pao4 = to be the first to speak or act (fire the first shot)

單打一 daan1 daa2 jat1 dan1 da3 yi1 = concentrate on one thing only; have a one-track mind

打底子 daa2 dai2 zi2 da3 di3 zi5 = sketch (a plan, picture, etc.); lay a foundation

喬裝打扮 kiu4 zong1 daa2 baan6 qiao2 zhuang1 da3 ban4 = disguise

一棍子打死 jat1 gwan3 zi2 daa2 sei2 yi1 gun4 zi5 da3 si3 = knock sb down at one stroke; finish off with one blow; completely negate

短打 dyun2 daa2 = [n][v] bunt; duan da (a form of short-range boxing)

打咗結 daa2 zo2 lit3 = tangled 粵

打成一片 daa2 sing4 jat1 pin3 = identify with

唔打緊 m4 daa2 gan2 = not important; inconsequential; not of importance 粵

電傳打字機 din6 cyun4 daa2 zi6 gei1 = a teletype

打斷 daa2 tyun5 = to interrupt; to cut short

打關斗 daa2 gwaan1 dau2 = to turn a somersault

波打 bo1 daa2 = porter (as a loanword)

趁墟打市 can3 heoi1 daa2 si5 = loot a burning house, take adventage of sb.'s misfortune (lit., "to go to the market, to go to the fair") 粵

床頭打交床尾和 cong4 tau4 daa2 gaau1 cong4 mei5 wo4 = a lover's spat, a not-so serious argument

打白鴿轉 daa2 baak6 gaap3 zyun3 = go for a quick walk around the block (lit., "circle like pigeons")

打包單 daa2 baau1 daan1 da3 bao1 dan1 = vouch for; guarantee 粵

打包踭 daa2 baau1 zaang1 = to nudge; to hit sth with the elbow 粵

打飽噎 daa2 baau2 jik1 = to hiccup; to hiccough

打爆機 daa2 baau3 gei1 = to get to the final level of a videogame 粵

打爆油缸 daa2 baau3 jau4 gong1 = to fill on fuel (lit., "explode the fuel tank")

打卜成 daa2 bok1 sing4*2 = to box (as in boxing)

打赤膊 daa2 cek3 bok3 = bare-backed

打赤腳 daa2 cek3 goek3 = to go barefoot; to go barelegged 粵

打赤肋 daa2 cek3 laak6 = to go bare shouldered, show armpits (e.g., with a halter top)

打韆鞦 daa2 cin1 cau1 = play on a swing 粵

打鞦韆 daa2 cau1 cin1 = to swing (on a rope swing)

打悠千 daa2 jau4 cin1 = to swing (on a rope swing)

打大赤腳 daa2 daai6 cek3 goek3 = drooping socks showing bare leg 粵

打大赤肋 daa2 daai6 cek3 laak6*3 = stripped to the waist 粵

打地氣 daa2 dei6 hei3 = getting stiff or cold from sleeping on the floor

打電腦遊戲 daa2 din6 nou5 jau4 hei3 = playing on a videogame machine

打碟 daa2 dip6*2 = to play (music, karaoke) discs

打飯 daa2 faan6 = to have a meal (lit., "hit the rice")

打救 daa2 gau3 = to save; to beat up (when used as a pun on 打𨳊)

打𨳊 daa2 gau1 = to beat up someone (physically or verbally)

打功夫 daa2 gung1 fu1 = to practice martial arts

打工妹 daa2 gung1 mui6*1 = working class girl 粵

打喊路 daa2 haam3 lou6 = to yawn, yawning 粵

打哈欠 daa2 haa1 him3 da3 ha1 qian4 = to yawn, yawning

打哈赤 daa2 haa1 cek3 = yawning

打荷 daa2 ho4 = to be a dealer (in a vice den) 粵

打響頭炮 daa2 hoeng2 tau4 paau3 = to "start off with a bang"

打遊戲機 daa2 jau4 hei3 gei1 = to play videogames

打完齋唔要和尚 daa2 jyun4 zaai1 m4 jiu3 wo4 soeng6*2 = to show a lack of gratitude; to drop sth when no longer needed 粵

打棘 daa2 kik1 = intertwined (e.g., hair)

打爛齋鉢 daa2 laan6 zaai1 but3 = to break a resolution because of a lack of self-discipline 粵

打冷 daa2 laang5*1 = to have a Chaozhou-style meal 粵

打鑼 daa2 lo4*2 da3 luo2 = to look for sb (lit., "to beat a gong")

打鑼都搵唔到 daa2 lo4 dou1 wan2 m4 dou3*2 = to be unable to find sb after making a big production of it 粵

打孖上 daa2 maa1 soeng5 = to have two of sth at the same time 粵

打麻雀 daa2 maa4 zoek3/3*2 = to play mahjong 粵

打牙骹 daa2 ngaa4 gaau3 = to chat aimlessly 粵

打晒色 daa2 saai3 sik1 = to be the boss

打十三張 daa2 sap6 saam1 zoeng1 = to play the 13 cards game

打手 daa2 sau2 = a bouncer at a nightclub; a bodyguard; a fighter

打蛇隨棍上 daa2 se4 ceoi4 gwan3 soeng5 = to use a situation to one's advantage

打死狗講價 daa2 sei2 gau2 gong2 gaa3 = to exploit sb's mistake for one's advantage 粵

打醒十二個精神 daa2 seng2 sap6 ji6 go3 zing1 san4 = to be extremely alert (120% awake) 粵

打醒精神 daa2 seng2 zing1 san4 = take care; look out; be careful; to be alert 粵

打醒十二分精神 daa2 seng2 sap6 ji6 fan1 zing1 san4 = to be extremely alert (120% awake) 粵

打色 daa2 sik1 = to be the boss; to make a decision (also 打骰)

打算盤 daa2 syun3 pun4 = to make calculations (lit., "to use the abacus")

打定輸數 daa2 ding6 syu1 sou3 = to prepare for the worst

打剔 daa2 tik1 = to tick (like a clock, as an English loanword)

打鐵 daa2 tit3 da3 tie3 = to work as a blacksmith (lit., "hit iron")

打鐵佬 daa2 tit3 lou2 = a blacksmith

打什 daa2 zaap6*2 = a general laborer; a "jack of all trades"

打仔 daa2 zai2 = a bodyguard; a bouncer; a tough guy

打仔明星 daa2 zai2 ming4 sing1 = an action star in the movies

打側身 daa2 zak1 san1 = to turn on the side

打針紙 daa2 zam1 zi2 = paper that proves the innoculations one has received (lit., "injection paper")

打仗仔 daa2 zoeng3 zai2 = children playing mock combat

單單打打 daan1 daan1 daa2 daa2 = to use metaphors to criticize sb 粵

快過打針 faai3 gwo3 daa2 zam1 = very quick (lit., "quicker than giving an injection")

梳打餅 so1 daa2 beng2 = soda cracker 粵

攻打四方城 gung1 daa2 sei3 fong1 sing4 gong1 da3 si4 fang1 cheng2 = play mahjong 粵

武打片 mou5 daa2 pin3*2 wu2 da3 pian4 = martial arts movies

打昂瞓 daa2 ngong5 fan3 = to sleep on one's back 粵

未見官府先打三大板 mei6 gin3 gun1 fu2 sin1 daa2 saam1 daai6 baan2 = to pay the price before getting what one wants (lit., "hit three times without having seen the official")

喊打喊殺 haam3 daa2 haam3 saat3 = to cry out in a threatening manner 粵

一竹篙打死一船人 jat1 zuk1 gou1 daa2 sei2 jat1 syun4 jan4 = blanket condemnation of a group for one person's mistake

一竹篙打沉一船人 jat1 zuk1 gou1 daa2 cam4 jat1 syun4 jan4 = someone who generalises someone, "to tar everyone with the same brush"

打情罵俏 daa2 cing4 maa6 ciu3 da3 qing2 ma4 qiao4 = to flirt 國

打咭鐘 daa2 kaat1 zung1 = time recorder 粵

打卡鐘 daa2 kaat1 zung1 da3 ka3 zhong1 = time recorder

打令 daa2 ling6*2 da3 ling4*1 = darling

打自己工，自己話事 daa2 zi6 gei2 gung1 , zi6 gei2 waa6 si6 = one is the boss, one can be in charge 粵

跌打 tit3 daa2 die2 da3 (Taiwan), die1 da2 (PRC) = bone setting

跌打酒 tit3 daa2 zau2 die2 da3 jiu3 (Taiwan), die1 da3 jiu3 (PRC) = Die-da wine, Tieh-ta wine, Medicated wine

打亂種 daa2 lyun6 zung2 = [derog.] of mixed heritage 粵

打從心底 daa2 cung4 sam1 dai2 da3 cong2 xin1 di3 = from the bottom of one's heart

打折扣 daa2 zit3 kau3 da2 zhe2 kou4 = discount; make a reduction

打坐 daa2 zo6 da3 zuo4 = sit in meditation, zazen

捶打 ceoi4 daa2 chui2 da2 = to beat; to bang; to thump

搥打 ceoi4 daa2 chui2 da2 = to beat; to bang; to thump

跌打館 tit3 daa2 gun2 = a bone-setting clinic

跌打醫生 tit3 daa2 ji1 sang1 die1 da3 yi1 sheng1 = bone-setter

打鬥 daa2 dau3 da3 dou4 = to fight

寧教人打仔，莫教人分妻 ning4 gaau3 jan4 daa2 zai2, mok6 gaau3 jan4 fan1 cai1 = prefer to teach a person how to hit their children, instead of teaching a person to separate from their wife

打家劫舍 daa2 gaa1 gip3 se3 da3 jia1 jie2 she4 = loot; plunder

打岔 daa2 caa3 da3 cha4 = interrupt, interruption; cut in

打拼 daa2 ping1 da3 pin1 = struggle to get ahead

打斗 daa2 dau2*3 da3 dou4 = to tussle, to fight (orthographic variant of 打鬥)

打更 daa2 gaang1 da3 geng1 = sound the night watches

打砸搶 daa2 zaap3 coeng2 da3 za2 qiang3 = beating, smashing and looting

打轉 daa2 zyun3 da3 zhuan4 = to spin, rotate, revolve

打鴨子上架 daa2 aap3 zi2 soeng5 gaa3*2 da3 ya1 zi5 shang4 jia4 = drive a duck onto a perch (make sb do sth entirely beyond him)

打低 daa2 dai1 = to overthrow; to defeat; to "shoot down" 粵

驢打滾 leoi4 daa2 gwan2 lv2 da3 gun3 = snowballing usury in the old society where the borrower was required to pay interest on interest

打草驚蛇 daa2 cou2 ging1 se4 da3 cao3 jing1 she2 = wake a sleeping dog

打橫行 daa2 waang4 hong4 = do whatever one pleases (lit., "walking across") 粵

打毛衣 daa2 mou4 ji1 da3 mao2 yi1 = to knit a sweater 國

打領帶 daa2 leng5 daai3*2 = to tie a necktie

打醒 daa2 seng2 = to wake up; to awaken

打沉 daa2 cam4 = to sink (as with a ship)

嚴刑拷打 jim4 jing4 haau1 daa2 yan2 xing2 kao3 da3 = cruelly beat up

打開本書 daa2 hoi1 bun2 syu1 = open the book

打胎 daa2 toi1 da3 tai1 = to abort a pregnancy; to have an abortion

趁火打劫 can3 fo2 daa2 gip3 chen4 huo3 da3 jie2 = to loot a burning house; to take adventage of sb.'s misfortune

東家唔打打西家 dung1 gaa1 m4 daa2 daa2 sai1 gaa1 = I don't care about this job 粵

打穀機 daa2 guk1 gei1 da3 gu3 ji1 = a threshing machine

打撈 daa2 laau4 da3 lao1 = to salvage; to dredge; to fish out (person or object from the sea)

打死不離親兄弟 daa2 sei2 bat1 lei4 can1 hing1 dai6 da3 si3 bu4 li2 qin1 xiong1 di4 = good relationship between brothers; blood is thicker than water 粵

打牙鉸 daa2 ngaa4 gaau3 = to chat aimlessly 粵

打邊爐同打屎窟 daa2 bin1 lou4 tung4 daa2 si2 fat1 = out of all comparison 粵

打柴 daa2 caai4 = to gather firewood; [粵]: dead, of no further use, cannot be used

五行欠打 ng5 hang4 him3 daa2 = naughty, in need of a beating 粵

打氣筒 daa2 hei3 tung4*2 da3 qi4 tong3 = an air pump

打氣隊 daa2 hei3 deoi6 da3 qi4 dui4 = supporters

打車輪 daa2 ce1 leon4*2 = to french kiss 粵

打茄輪 daa2 ke1 leon4*2 = to french kiss 粵

打倒褪 daa2 dou3 tan3 = to go backwards; to go in reverse 粵

打震 daa2 zan3 = to shake; to shiver; to tremble; to quiver; tremulous 粵

打瞌睡 daa2 hap1 seoi6 da3 ke1 shui4 = to doze

打爛飯碗 daa2 laan6 faan6 wun2 = lose a job 粵

巴打 baa1 daa2 = brother; friend 粵

打雀噉眼 daa2 zoek3 gam2 ngaan5 = looking with concentration; look intently and fixedly; gawking 粵

打得少 daa2 dak1 siu2 = deserve beating up 粵

打星 daa2 sing1 da3 xing1 = martial arts movie star(s)

主打 zyu2 daa2 zhu3 da3 = lead; major; main target

打返電話 daa2 faan1 din6 waa6*2 = call back; ring back; reply to a call 粵

落手打三更 lok6 sau2 daa2 saam1 gang1 = making a terrible mistake from the start

棒打鴛鴦 paang5 daa2 jyun1 joeng1 bang4 da3 yuan1 yang = break a couple apart

周打 zau1 daa2 = chowder (as a loanword) 粵

打仰瞓 daa2 ngong5 fan3 = sleep on one's back 粵

落筆打三更 lok6 bat1 daa2 saam1 gaang1 = to blunder at the very start 粵

打魚佬 daa2 jyu4 lou2 = fisherman, fishermen 粵

馬打 maa5 daa1 = police 粵

馬打寮 maa5 daa1 liu5 = police station 粵

打限 daa2 haan6 = withstand 粵

打band daa2 band = to play in a band 粵

打包機 daa2 baau1 gei1 = bale press; baler; packager; packer; packing press; press

打出 daa2 ceot1 = to expose or show (certain body parts) 粵

打起 daa2 hei2 = add; addition; stack up 粵

打鑊金 daa2 wok6 gam1 = to give sb a sound beating 粵

打牌九 daa2 paai4 gau2 da3 pai2 jiu3 = to play a game of Chinese dominoes

打烊 daa2 joeng4 da3 yang2 = to close a store for the night, to shut up shop

舌頭打結 sit6 tau4 daa2 git3 she2 tou5 da3 jie2 = to be tongue-tied 國

條脷打晒纈 tiu4 lei6 daa2 saai3 lit3 = to be tongue-tied 粵

一網打盡 jat1 mong5 daa2 zeon6 yi1 wang3 da3 jin4 = a clean sweep

唔打唔相識 m4 daa2 m4 soeng1 sik1 = if there are no mutual blows then no friendship grows 粵

打劫銀行 daa2 gip3 ngan4 hong4 = to rob a bank; bank robbery

隔山打牛 gaak3 saan1 daa2 ngau4 = Strike a cow from the other side of the hill (martial arts move)

打頭鑼 daa2 tau4 lo4 = to take the lead 粵

暴打 bou6 daa2 bao4 da3 = to beat someone severely

換畫快過打針 wun6 waa6*2 faai3 gwo3 daa2 zam1 huan4 hua4 kuai4 guo4 da3 zhen1 = be quick to make new girlfriends 粵

無精打采 mou4 zing1 daa2 coi2 wu2 jing1 da3*2 cai3 = drained of energy; pooped; lackadaisical; listless; indifferent; limp;

錯就要認，打就企定。 co3 zau6 jiu3 jing6 daa2 zau6 kei5 ding6 = face up to one's mistakes; admit one's mistakes and stand still when one gets beaten 粵

嘍打 lau3 daa2 = pick a fight 粵

打對台 daa2 deoi3 toi4 = put on a rival show 粵

打抱不平 daa2 pou5 bat1 ping4 da3 bao4 bu4 ping2 = feel infuriated over others being treated unjustly

廝打 si1 daa2 si1 da3 = come to blows; to fight; to tussle; to exchange blows

毒打 duk6 daa2 du2 da3 = beat brutally

打實 daa2 sat6 da3 shi2 = to make solid 粵

打單炮 daa2 daan1 paau3 da3 dan1 pao4 = single-handedly take action 粵

打孔器 daa2 hung2 hei3 da2 kong3 qi4 = a hole puncher

打雜 daa2 zaap6 da3 za2 = do odds and ends; to do handy man's work

打造 daa2 zou6 da3 zao4 = build; make; create; develop

天打雷劈 tin1 daa2 leoi4 pek3 = damned, condemned, lightening-stricken after breaking one's vow 粵

打醬油 daa2 zoeng3 jau4 da3 jiang4 you2 = buying soy sauce; none of my business

中性打扮 zung1 sing3 daa2 baan6 zhong1 xing4 da3 ban4 = to dress unisex

打動 daa2 dung6 da3 dong4 = to move (to pity); arousing (sympathy); touching

見鑊打鑊 gin3 wok6 daa2 wok6 jian4 huo4 da3 huo4 = to warn sb. that each time you see him you'll beat him up; to always beating people up 粵

打鑼咁早 daa2 lo4 gam3 zou2 da3 luo2 han2 zao3 = very early in the morning; bright and early 粵

打爛齋缽 daa2 laan6 zaai1 but3 da3 lan4 zhai1 bo1 = unable to maintain self-discipline; fail to follow through with one's resolution 粵

打芡 daa2 hin3 da3 qian4 = make gravy 粵

打生纈 daa2 saang1 lit3 da3 sheng1 xie2 = make a slip knot 粵

打死纈 daa2 sei2 lit3 da3 si3 xie2 = make a fast (firm) knot 粵

連消帶打 lin4 siu1 daai3 daa2 = parry and counterattack

打磨 daa2 mo4 = polish

鞭打 bin1 daa2 bian1 da2 = to whip, to lash, to flog

打麻將 daa2 maa4 zoeng1 da2 ma2 jiang1 = to play mahjong

打官腔 daa2 gun1 hong1 da3 guan1 qiang1 = stall with official jargon

打格仔 daa2 gaak3 zai2 = pixelization, mosaic 粵

打戙 daa2 dung6 = set vertically 粵

絲打 si1 daa2 = sister 粵

打鑊甘 da2 wok6 gam1 da3 huo4 gan1 = give a sound beating to 粵

打輸數 daa2 syu1 sou3 = prepare for the worst 粵

打野戰 daa2 je5 zin3 da3 ye3 zhan4 = play war games in the countryside

打夯 daa2 haang1 da3 hang1 = to ram; to tamp; to pound

打風打唔甩 daa2 fung1 daa2 m4 lat1 = very stable 粵

打烏蠅 daa2 wu1 jing4*1 = to only arrest petty officials 粵

作打風 zok3 daa2 fung1 zuo4 da3 feng1 = on the verge of a typhoon 粵

打壓 daa2 aat3 da3 ya1 = suppress

打底衫 daa2 dai2 saam1 da3 di3 shan1 = bottoming shirt

打鑊 daa2 wok6 da3 huo4 = to beat up 粵

打拳 daa2 kyun4*2 da3 quan2 = to fight in boxing; to perform martial arts

打游擊 daa2 jau4 gik1 da3 you2 ji1 = engage in guerrilla warfare

主打歌 zyu2 daa2 go1 zhu3 da3 ge1 = hit song, theme song

大打出手 daai6 daa2 ceot1 sau2 da4 da3 chu1 shou3 = come to blows; get into a fist fight

雙重打擊 soeng1 cung5 daa2 gik1 shuang1 chong2 da3 ji1 = double whammy

自打嘴巴 zi6 daa2 zeoi2 baa1 zi4 da3 zui3 ba1 = contradict oneself

打咭 daa2 kaat1 = clock in; selfie at tourist spot 粵

打斧頭 daa2 fu2 tau4 = get a rake-off 粵

打獻 daa2 hin3 da2 xian4 = variant of 打芡粵

打的 daa2 dik1 da3 di1/di2 = take a taxi (廣州, not 港: from 普)

網絡打印機 mong5 lok3 daa2 jan3 gei1 wang3 luo4 da3 yin4 ji1 = network printer

一竹篙打晒一船人 jat1 zuk1 gou1 daa2 saai3 jat1 syun4 jan4 = someone who generalises someone, "to tar everyone with the same brush"

打製石器 daa2 zai3 sek6 hei3 da3 zhi4 shi2 qi4 = a chipped stone (paleolithic) implement

打飽嗝 daa2 baau2 gaak3 da3 bao3 ge2 = belch; burp 國

打爛砂盆問到篤 daa2 laan6 saa1 pun4 man6 dou3 duk1 = seek after truth 粵

打個冷 daa2 go3 laang5*1 = go for a stroll 粵

二打六 ji6 daa2 luk6 = low standard; unqualified person 粵

打鬼 daa2 gwai2 da3 gui3 = beating ghosts or vampires

鐵打 tit3 daa2 die2 da3 (Taiwan), die1 da2 (PRC) = Die-da; Tieh-ta; traumatology

鐵打酒 tit3 daa2 zau2 die2 da3 jiu3 (Taiwan), die1 da3 jiu3 (PRC) = Die-da wine, Tieh-ta wine, Medicated wine

窩打老道 wo1 daa2 lou5 dou6 wo1 da3 lao3 dao4 = Waterloo Road

告士打道 dou3 si6 daa2 dou6 gao4 shi4 da3 dao4 = Gloucester Road

窮追猛打 kung4 zeoi1 maang5 daa2 qiong2 zhui1 meng3 da3 = to vigorously pursue and fiercely attack

水瓜打狗，唔見噉橛 seoi2 gwaa1 daa2 gau2 m4 gin3 gam2 gyut6 = losing a chunk of something 粵

今晚打老虎 gam1 maan5 daa2 lou5 fu2 = Comment allez-vous? ; how are you? 粵

畢打街 bat1 daa2 gaai1 bi4 da3 jie1 = Pedder Street

打墩 daa2 dan2 = to be at the place for a long time over a long period of time. 粵

鐵木真打仔 tit3 muk6 zan1 daa2 zai2 = sweat profusely 粵

打啤 daa4 bi1 = but 粵

打鑼搵 daa2 lo4*2 wan2 = to search frantically 粵

打點 daa2 dim2 da3 dian5 = get ready; bribe

打人情牌 daa2 jan4 cing4 paai4*2 da3 ren2 qing2 pai2 = make use of one's friendship

打纈 daa2 lit3 = tie; knot; tangled; tongue-tied; jammed 粵

打完心口打背脊 daa2 jyun4 sam1 hau2 daa2 bui3 zek3 da3 wan2 xin1 kou3 da3 bei4 ji3 = thoroughly beat up

未見官先打八十 mei6 gin3 gun1 sin1 daa2 baat3 sap6 wei4 jian4 guan1 xian1 da3 ba1 shi2 = pay heavy price to pursue an objective

打躬作揖 daa2 gung1 zok3 jap1 da3 gong1 zuo4 yi1 = bow and scrape

打龍通 daa2 lung4 tung1 da3 long2 tong1 = conspire; scheme together 粵

Showing all 33 examples containing 打

你打字打得很快呀！國
You type very fast!

你今日打算去邊度呀？粵
Where do you plan on going today?

你點解唔打電話畀佢，叫佢改第二日呢？粵
Why don't you phone her and tell her to change it to another day?

嗰隻碟打爛咗粵
That plate is broken.
[打爛咗 implies the breakage is as a result of being dropped or smashed.]

唔該幫我打包拎走粵
Please wrap it up for me to take away!

打麻雀係我姨媽嘅嗜好。粵
Playing mahjong is my aunt's hobby.

我打死咗隻蚊。粵
I killed a mosquito.

佢打咗電話畀醫生粵
She has phoned the doctor.
[咗 is a marker for perfective aspect. ]

佢成日都想打韆鞦粵
She always wants to play on the swings.

我有個方法打倒佢粵
I’ve got a way of taking him down.
[Lit. I have [counter] method overthrow him.]

噙晚你打過電話畀我粵
Last night you phoned me.

乘務員用剪票夾在我們的車票上打孔。國
The train conductor punched our tickets.

我的朋友在一個中學打工。國
My friend has a part-time job at a high school.

打直第一行
first column
[note the split characters for 直行]

打橫第二行
second row
[note the split characters for 橫行]

你今日嘅打扮真係潮爆！粵
You look really fashionable today!
[Your style is very up to date.]

園主又打發了另一個僕人去，他們也把那人打了，並加以侮辱，放他空手回去。國
And again he (the lord of the vinyard) sent another servant. But they beat him also. They humiliated him, sent him away empty handed. (Luke 20:11)

亞蓮隔籬周不時都打通宵麻雀，令到佢同屋企人受滋擾。粵
Ah Lin's neighbours often play mahjong right through the night thereby disturbing her and her family.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,137957,137958#msg-137958]

媽媽將屋企打理到井井有條一啲都唔易粵
It is not an easy feat for Mommy to manage the house so neat and tidy.

呢兩件事係打邊爐同打屎窟，邊可以相提並論粵
These two issues are as different as chalk is from cheese, how can they be put together and be compared at all?

靚女一上車，小巴上嘅麻甩仔都打雀噉眼望住佢粵
The sleazy guys on the minibus were gawking at the pretty girl the moment she boards

唔知喺大陸被捉通姦會唔會打靶嘅呵粵
I wonder if one would be shot dead if one is caught committing adultery in mainland China.

為點小事，豈敢打擾！
I wouldn't dare bother you over such petty things.

噉做會棒打鴛鴦，我做唔落。粵
Doing this would break the couple apart. I cannot bear to do it.

佢飲醉咗﹐好想撩交打。粵
He was drunk and spoiling for a fight.

究竟佢喺度打咩鬼主意？
What's evil plan is he actually executing?

架車打過蠟，呤咗好多。粵
The car looks shinier after waxing.

打擊罪行人人有責
We all have a part to play in combatting crime.

政府打算加派警察出街巡邏。粵
The government intends to increase the number of policemen on the beat.
[A typical Cantonese sentence uses more verbs than the English version.]

點解你洗嚫碗都打爛嘢㗎？
Why is it that every time you wash dishes you break something?
[[粵] V-嚫 ... 都... Pattern the means every time someone does something, such and such will happen.]

打探商業情報﹐先至係佢參加旅行團嘅真正目的。粵
Spying out business secrets is the true purpose of his joining the tour.
[先至係 (to be really) is always used for emphasis.]

我等陣去佢間舖頭打墩﹐傾吓偈同消磨吓時間。粵
I'm going to his store and spend a long time there in a moment, to chat, and to kill time.

佢隻狗有糖尿病，所以每日要打胰島素粵
Her dog has diabetes, so it needs insulin shots each day.

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