Cantonese words starting with C

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co5 zeng3literal meaning or translation: to sit up straight; normally to describe a person who is dying to do something (usually to get promoted at work) and finally manages to get what they want; to be formally raised

coek3spoon; abbr. for 公勺gōngsháo [公勺], centilitre (unit of volume)

coek3(adjective) Lofty

coek3loud laughter

coek3to jab; to stab; to blunt; to stand sth upright

coek3table; classifier for tables of guests at a banquet etc

coek3to blanch (cooking); to thoroughly understand

coek3generous; wide; well-off; graceful; nickname; faintly; to grab

coek3Chinese peony; water chestnut

coek3to get ahead; to excel

coek3to walk (side part of split character)

coek3apparent; highly; squabble

coek3 bat1 zyu6not up to it; cannot stand the test

戳壁腳戳壁脚

coek3 bik1 goek3to criticize behind sb's back

卓別林卓别林

coek3 bit6 lam4Charlie Chaplin (1899-1977), English movie actor and director

coek3 bou3tablecloth

coek3 bou3the cry of a magpie - a good omen

鵲巢鳩佔鹊巢鸠占

coek3 caau4 kau2 zim3literally: a turtledove takes over the nest of a magpie; to seize and occupy someone else's property; to reap the benefits of other's efforts

coek3 ci3 gam2pins and needles (in muscle)

綽綽有餘绰绰有余

coek3 coek3 jau5 jyu4(idiom) more than enough

coek3 cyun1to puncture

戳穿試驗戳穿试验

coek3 cyun1 si3 jim6puncture test

coek3 daap3to knock

coek3 dai1(verb) shoot down; bring down

coek3 dak1 zyu6up to it

coek3 dang1desk lamp

戳份兒戳份儿

coek3 fan6 ji4to flaunt

coek3 fu4 bat1 kwan4standing out from the common crowd (idiom); outstanding

coek3 gan1tablecloth

coek3 gap1worried

coek3 gei1desktop computer

coek3 gei3stamp

coek3 gin3to see clearly; profound view

戳個兒戳个儿

coek3 go3 ji4physique

coek3 gu1to stir up behind sb's back

coek3 hou6nickname

coek3 jau4board game

coek3 jau5 sing4 haau6highly effective

coek3 ji2 baan2 dang3chairs and tables

卓爾不群卓尔不群

coek3 ji5 bat1 kwan4standing above the common crowd (idiom); outstanding

coek3 ji6(of talent) outstanding

coek3 jin4outstanding

coek3 joek3(literary) graceful; charming

coek3 jyut6Bonjour, a cosmetic products chain in Hong Kong

coek3 jyut6outstanding; distinguished

coek3 kai1Zhuoxi or Chohsi township in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县[Hua1 lian2 Xian4], east Taiwan

卓溪鄉卓溪乡

coek3 kai1 hoeng1Zhuoxi or Chohsi township in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县[Hua1 lian2 Xian4], east Taiwan

coek3 kau4table tennis; billiards; snooker (HK, Singapore, Malaysia)

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