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dengˉ¹
()
Pinyin
ding1
Translations
noun
nail; tack; screw; spike
noun
follow closely; tail
noun
urge; press
noun
(verb) 1. to sew/stitch (a button on a shirt) to drive (a nail)
saamˉ¹cyun˗₃dengˉ¹
(三寸钉)
Pinyin
san1 cun4 ding1
Translations
noun
small in stature (like a dwarf, lit., "three inch nail")
noun
A short person
dengˉ¹syuˉ¹geiˉ¹
(钉书机)
Pinyin
ding4 shu1 ji1
Translations
noun
stapler
zaamˊ²dengˉ¹zitˍ₆tit˗₃
(斩钉截铁)
Pinyin
zhan3 ding1 jie2 tie3
Translations
noun
(saying) definitely; without a doubt
tit˗₃sin˗₃dengˉ¹syuˉ¹geiˉ¹
(铁线钉书机)
Pinyin
tie3 xian4 ding4 shu1 ji1
Translations
noun
wire stitcher; wire stitching machine
keˎ₄maaˏ₅dengˉ¹
(骑马钉)
Pinyin
qi2 ma3 ding1
Translations
noun
(book binding, clothing, bags etc.) saddle stitch; saddlestitch; saddle stitching; saddlestitching
touˎ₄dengˉ¹
(图钉)
Pinyin
tu2 ding1
Translations
noun
thumbtack [UK] drawing pin | Cant. also: 撳釘
dengˉ¹ziˊ²
(钉子)
Pinyin
ding1 zi5
Translations
noun
nail | Cant.: 釘
noun
snag
dauˍ₆dengˉ¹
(豆钉)
Pinyin
dou4 ding1
Translations
noun
a small child, a kid
noun
a small child
on˗₃dengˉ¹jiˎ₄
(摁钉儿)
Pinyin
en4 dingr1
Translations
noun
a thumbtack [粵]: 撳釘
heiˊ²dengˉ¹
(起钉)
Pinyin
qi3 ding1
Translations
noun
(lit.) pulling nails; (slang) to collect an interest payment (as in loansharking)
noun
to calculate and add the compound interest on to a loan, especially those practised by loan sharks; to pull out nails; to remove the spikes on a pineapple
haaiˎ₄dengˉ¹
(鞋钉)
Pinyin
xie2 ding1
Translations
noun
crampon
dengˉ¹ziˊ²wuˍ₆
(钉子户)
Pinyin
ding1 zi5 hu4
Translations
noun
nailed-down household
dengˉ¹daaˊ²geiˉ¹
(钉打机)
Pinyin
ding1 da3 ji1
Translations
noun
a nail gun (lit., "nail hitting machine")
dengˉ¹kiuˎ₄
(钉桥)
Pinyin
ding1 qiao2
Translations
noun
thank you [loanword]
noun
homophonic for 'thank you'
zauˊ²dengˉ¹
(肘钉)
Pinyin
zhou3 ding1
Translations
noun
staple
laanˍ₆syunˎ₄caak˗₃maaiˎ₄douˉ¹jauˏ₅saamˉ¹ganˉ¹dengˉ¹
(烂船拆埋都有三斤钉)
Pinyin
lan4 chuan2 chai1 mai2 dou1 you3 san1 jin1 ding1
Translations
noun
a rich and influential man at his lowest is still better off than the poor (lit., "a broken ship still has three catties worth of nails")
noun
'the worst of the rich is still better than that of the poor'
pung˗₃dingˉ¹ziˊ²
(碰钉子)
Pinyin
peng4 ding1 zi5
Translations
verb
to meet with a rebuff
laanˍ₆syunˎ₄douˉ¹zungˍ₆jauˏ₅saamˉ¹ganˉ¹dengˉ¹
(烂船都仲有三斤钉)
Pinyin
lan4 chuan2 dou1 zhong4 you3 san1 jin1 ding1
Translations
noun
'the worst of the rich is still better than that of the poor'
dengˉ¹soengˍ₆dengˉ¹
(钉上钉)
Pinyin
ding1 shang4 ding1
Translations
noun
compound interest; interest on interest, charged by loansharks [colloquial]
dengˉ¹daapˍ₆dengˉ¹
(钉叠钉)
Pinyin
ding1 die2 ding1
Translations
noun
compound interest; interest on interest, charged by loansharks [colloquial]
boˉ¹loˎ₄dengˉ¹
(菠萝钉)
Pinyin
bo1 luo2 ding1
Translations
noun
the spikes on a pineapple
noun
spikes on a pineapple
maauˏ₅dengˉ¹
(铆钉)
Pinyin
mao3 ding1
Translations
noun
rivet
dengˉ¹syuˉ¹dengˉ¹
(订书钉)
Pinyin
ding4 shu1 ding1
Translations
noun
a staple (for papers)
dengˉ¹goi˗₃
(钉盖)
Pinyin
ding1 gai4
Translations
noun
to die; to be dead [Lit.: to nail the lid (of coffin)]
noun
dead; passed away; literally 'to nail down the lid'