Cantonese words starting with C
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叉
caa1(verb) 1. skewer; 2. stab; (verb) to choke someone's neck with hand
喳
caa1cha-cha dance
岔
caa1fork in road; branch in road, river, mountain range etc; to turn off; to stra...
差
caa1poor; bad; sub-standard
扠
caa1an alternative to叉, fork
杈
caa1a pitchfork
苴
caa1floating weed
差不多
caa1 bat1 do1almost; more or less; good enough
差不多的
caa1 bat1 do1 dik1the great majority
差不離差不离
caa1 bat1 lei4not much different; ordinary
差不離兒差不离儿
caa1 bat1 lei4 ji4erhua variant of 差不離|差不离[cha4 bu4 li2]
差別差别
caa1 bit6difference; distinction; disparity
叉車叉车
caa1 ce1forklift truck
差池
caa1 ci4mistake; mishap
差遲差迟
caa1 ci4variant of 差池[cha1 chi2]
差錯差错
caa1 co3mistake; slip-up; fault; error
差速器
caa1 cuk1 hei3differential (gear)
差廚差厨
caa1 cyu4to charge (prosecute); a criminal charge; in差廚: to be in charge [colloquial]
差得多
caa1 dak1 do1to fall well short (in terms of quality, quantity or degree)
差得遠差得远
caa1 dak1 jyun5so different; far from it
差啲
caa1 di1adj.; almost; a bit bad or poor (quality)
差點差点
caa1 dim2almost
差點兒差点儿
caa1 dim2 ji4erhua variant of 差點|差点[cha4 dian3]
叉電叉电
caa1 din6Battery charging
差動齒輪差动齿轮
caa1 dung6 ci2 leon4differential gear
差分
caa1 fan1(math.) increment; (engineering) differential
差分方程
caa1 fan1 fong1 cing4difference equation (math.)
叉架
caa1 gaa2trestle
差價差价
caa1 gaa3difference in price
差勁差劲
caa1 ging6bad; below average
差餉差饷
caa1 hoeng2rates, a type of property tax system
差一點差一点
caa1 jat1 dim2see 差點|差点[cha4 dian3]
差一點兒差一点儿
caa1 jat1 dim2 ji4erhua variant of 差一點|差一点[cha4 yi1 dian3]
差一皮
caa1 jat1 pei4one level less (to something in quality); a bit worse
差異差异
caa1 ji6difference; discrepancy
差異性差异性
caa1 ji6 sing3difference
叉形
caa1 jing4forked
差遠差远
caa1 jyun5inferior; to fall far short
差距
caa1 keoi5disparity
差強人意差强人意
caa1 koeng5 jan4 ji3(idiom) just passable
差利
caa1 lei6Cantonese nickname for Charlie Chaplin, shortened to just "Charlie"
差唔多
caa1 m4 do1(adverb) nearly; almost (差不多)
差謬差谬
caa1 mau6error
叉尾鷗叉尾鸥
caa1 mei5 au1(bird species of China) Sabine's gull (Xema sabini)
叉尾太陽鳥叉尾太阳鸟
caa1 mei5 taai3 joeng4 niu5(bird species of China) fork-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga christinae)
差妹
caa1 mui6a derogatory term to address Indian or South Asian girls [colloquial]
差誤差误
caa1 ng6mistake
差額差额
caa1 ngaak6balance (financial); difference
差額選舉差额选举
caa1 ngaak6 syun2 geoi2competitive election (i.e. with more candidates than seats)
差訛差讹
caa1 ngo4error
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