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到點dào diǎnit's time (to do sth); the time has come導電dǎo diànto conduct electricity導電性dǎo diàn xìngconductivity (elec.)倒吊蠟燭dào diào là zhúWrightia tinctoria (flowering plant in Apocynaceae family, common names dyer's oleander or pala indigo)島鶇dǎo dōng(bird species of China) island thrush (Turdus poliocephalus)導讀dǎo dúguide (e.g. book or other printed material)道爾頓Dào ěr dùnDalton (name); John Dalton (1766-1844), British scientist who contributed to atomic theory盜伐dào fáto unlawfully fell trees倒反dào fǎninstead; on the contrary; contrary (to expectations)倒放dào fàngto place upside down; to play (a video) backwards到訪dào fǎngto pay a visit倒反天綱dào fǎn tiān gāngto violate the natural order; to defy social norms倒反天罡dào fǎn tiān gāngvariant of 倒反天綱|倒反天纲[dao4 fan3 tian1 gang1]盜匪dào fěibandit倒糞dào fènto turn over manure; fig. to offend others by endlessly repeating unpleasant remarks刀鋒dāo fēngcutting edge or point of a knife, sword or tool倒伏dǎo fú(of cereal crops) to collapse and lie flat到付dào fùcollect on delivery (COD)道孚Dào fúsee 道孚縣|道孚县[Dao4 fu2 Xian4]到府服務dào fǔ fú wù(Tw) to provide a service at the customer's home; to make a house call刀斧手dāo fǔ shǒulictor道孚縣Dào fú XiànDawu, a county in Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Sichuan島蓋部dǎo gài bùpars perculairs禱告dǎo gàoto pray; prayer道高益安，勢高益危dào gāo yì ān , shì gāo yì wēiMore moral strength increases one's safety, more power and influence increases one's danger (idiom, from Records of the Historian 史記|史记). cf Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it (William Pitt the Elder, 1770).道高一尺，魔高一丈dào gāo yī chǐ , mó gāo yī zhàng(saying) as one climbs higher on the path of righteousness, one faces ever greater challenges from evil; no sooner does one overcome one obstacle than another arises倒戈dǎo gēto change sides in a war; turncoat道格拉斯Dào gé lā sīDouglas (name)道格拉斯·麥克阿瑟Dào gé lā sī · Mài kè ā sèGeneral Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964), US commander in Pacific during WW2, sacked in 1951 by President Truman for exceeding orders during the Korean war刀耕火種dāo gēng huǒ zhòngslash and burn (agriculture)倒戈卸甲dǎo gē xiè jiǎto lay down arms刀工dāo gōngknife work (food preparation)倒鉤dào gōubarb; (football) bicycle kick; overhead kick導購dǎo gòushopper's guide; shop assistant; sales staff搗鼓dǎo guto fiddle with sth; to trade with sth稻穀dào gǔunhusked rice; paddy道姑dào gūDaoist nun倒掛dào guàlit. to hang upside down; fig. topsy-turvy and inequitable, e.g. manufacturing and trading costs exceed the sale price (of some goods); to borrow more than one can ever repay倒灌dào guànto flow backwards; to flow in the reverse direction導管dǎo guǎnduct; pipe; conduit; (botany) vessel; (medicine) catheter道觀dào guànDaoist temple道館dào guǎnmartial arts studio; dojo道光Dào guāngreign name of Qing emperor (1821-1850)道光帝Dào guāng dìDaoguang Emperor刀光劍影dāo guāng jiàn yǐnglit. flash of knives and swords (idiom); fig. intense conflict刀光血影dāo guāng xuè yǐngmassacre導管組織dǎo guǎn zǔ zhīvascular tissue導軌dǎo guǐ(mechanics) guide rail; slideway搗鬼dǎo guǐto play tricks; to cause mischief島國dǎo guóisland nation (sometimes refers specifically to Japan)島國動作片dǎo guó dòng zuò piàneuphemism for Japanese porn movie倒過兒dào guò rthe wrong way round (back to front, inside out etc)倒果為因dào guǒ wéi yīnto reverse cause and effect; to put the horse before the cart倒海翻江dǎo hǎi fān jiāngsee 翻江倒海[fan1 jiang1 dao3 hai3]盜汗dào hànnight sweats導航dǎo háng(lit. and fig.) to navigate導航員dǎo háng yuánnavigator (on a plane or boat)導函數dǎo hán shùderived function; derivative f' of a function f盜號dào hàoto steal an online account氘核dāo hédeuteron道賀dào hèto congratulate道行dào héngskills acquired through religious practice; (fig.) ability; skill; Taiwan pr. [dao4 hang5]稻荷壽司dào hè shòu sīinarizushi (pouch of fried tofu typically filled with rice)導護dǎo hù(Tw) (of a teacher or parent volunteer) to perform student safety duty, guiding students and maintaining traffic order during arrival and dismissal