Cantonese words starting with C

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caa1(verb) 1. skewer; 2. stab; (verb) to choke someone's neck with hand
caa1cha-cha dance
caa1fork in road; branch in road, river, mountain range etc; to turn off; to stra...
caa1poor; bad; sub-standard
caa1an alternative to叉, fork
caa1a pitchfork
caa1floating weed
caa1 bat1 do1almost; more or less; good enough
caa1 bat1 do1 dik1the great majority
差不离
caa1 bat1 lei4not much different; ordinary
差不离儿
caa1 bat1 lei4 ji4erhua variant of 差不離|差不离[cha4 bu4 li2]
差别
caa1 bit6difference; distinction; disparity
叉车
caa1 ce1forklift truck
caa1 ci4mistake; mishap
差迟
caa1 ci4variant of 差池[cha1 chi2]
差错
caa1 co3mistake; slip-up; fault; error
caa1 cuk1 hei3differential (gear)
差厨
caa1 cyu4to charge (prosecute); a criminal charge; in差廚: to be in charge [colloquial]
caa1 dak1 do1to fall well short (in terms of quality, quantity or degree)
差得远
caa1 dak1 jyun5so different; far from it
caa1 di1adj.; almost; a bit bad or poor (quality)
差点
caa1 dim2almost
差点儿
caa1 dim2 ji4erhua variant of 差點|差点[cha4 dian3]
叉电
caa1 din6Battery charging
差动齿轮
caa1 dung6 ci2 leon4differential gear
caa1 fan1(math.) increment; (engineering) differential
caa1 fan1 fong1 cing4difference equation (math.)
caa1 gaa2trestle
差价
caa1 gaa3difference in price
差劲
caa1 ging6bad; below average
差饷
caa1 hoeng2rates, a type of property tax system
差一点
caa1 jat1 dim2see 差點|差点[cha4 dian3]
差一点儿
caa1 jat1 dim2 ji4erhua variant of 差一點|差一点[cha4 yi1 dian3]
caa1 jat1 pei4one level less (to something in quality); a bit worse
差异
caa1 ji6difference; discrepancy
差异性
caa1 ji6 sing3difference
caa1 jing4forked
差远
caa1 jyun5inferior; to fall far short
caa1 keoi5disparity
差强人意
caa1 koeng5 jan4 ji3(idiom) just passable
caa1 lei6Cantonese nickname for Charlie Chaplin, shortened to just "Charlie"
caa1 m4 do1(adverb) nearly; almost (差不多)
差谬
caa1 mau6error
叉尾鸥
caa1 mei5 au1(bird species of China) Sabine's gull (Xema sabini)
叉尾太阳鸟
caa1 mei5 taai3 joeng4 niu5(bird species of China) fork-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga christinae)
caa1 mui6a derogatory term to address Indian or South Asian girls [colloquial]
差误
caa1 ng6mistake
差额
caa1 ngaak6balance (financial); difference
差额选举
caa1 ngaak6 syun2 geoi2competitive election (i.e. with more candidates than seats)
差讹
caa1 ngo4error

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