Cantonese words starting with C

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cit3 wui4to recall; to retract

cit3 wun6to switch over; to cut (to a new scene)

cit3 wun6to dismiss and replace (sb)

cit3 zaak3to blame

cit3 zau2to retire; to withdraw

cit3 zi3to set up; to install

cit3 zik1to eliminate; to remove from office

cit3 zo2 luk1 je5to cut off one's bit (penis) [colloquial]

cit3 zuk1urgent advice

cit3 zuk1osculation (higher order tangency)

cit3 zung3to hit the target (esp. in argument); to strike home

cit3 zung3 jiu3 hoi6to hit the target and do real damage (idiom); fig. to hit home

切中時弊切中时弊

cit3 zung3 si4 bai6to hit home on the evils of the day (idiom); fig. to hit a current political target

切中時病切中时病

cit3 zung3 si4 beng6to hit the target where it hurts (idiom); fig. to hit home

ciu1a piece of cloth for putting together man's hair in the past; hat

ciu1bright; manifest; to exonerate

ciu1very; glasses; spectacles (Cantonese)

ciu1to encourage; to strain; to strive

ciu1 bat6outstanding; to elevate

ciu1 biu1to cross the limit; excessive

ciu1 bok3 si6(Tw) postdoc; postdoctoral fellow

ciu1 caan2to exceed a production goal

ciu1 ce1to overtake (another car)

ciu1 ceot1to exceed; to go too far

ciu1 cin1(literary) to be promoted more than one grade or rank at a time

ciu1 cin4to be ahead of one's time; to be ahead of the pack; advanced

超前意識超前意识

ciu1 cin4 ji3 sik1foresight

超前瞄準超前瞄准

ciu1 cin4 miu4 zeon2to aim in front of a moving target

超前消費超前消费

ciu1 cin4 siu1 fai3excessive consumption; spending beyond one's means

ciu1 cuk1to exceed the speed limit; high-speed

ciu1 cung5overweight (baggage, freight)

超重氫超重氢

ciu1 cung5 hing1(chemistry) tritium

ciu1 dai1 nang4extremely retarded; very low energy usage [colloquial]

ciu1 dang2superior grade

超對稱超对称

ciu1 deoi3 cing3supersymmetry

ciu1 dou6(physics) superconduction; superconductivity

ciu1 dou6to surpass; to perform religious ceremonies to help the soul find peace

ciu1 dou6variant of 超度[chao1 du4]

超導電性超导电性

ciu1 dou6 din6 sing3(physics) superconductivity

超導電體超导电体

ciu1 dou6 din6 tai2(physics) superconductor

超導體超导体

ciu1 dou6 tai2(physics) superconductor

ciu1 dyun2 bo1ultra short wave (radio)

ciu1 dyun2 kwan4miniskirt

超泛神論超泛神论

ciu1 faan3 san4 leon6panentheism, theological theory of God as equal to the Universe while transcending it

ciu1 faan4out of the ordinary

超乎尋常超乎寻常

ciu1 fu4 cam4 soeng4out of the ordinary

超負荷超负荷

ciu1 fu6 ho6excess load; overloaded

ciu1 gaai3superkingdom (taxonomy)

ciu1 gei1 sing3 ngaam4ultrabasic rock (geology, rock containing less than 45 percent silicates)

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