Cantonese words starting with C

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Of or relating to color.

To pick, pluck, or gather plants, flowers, or fruit.

To pay attention to, acknowledge, or respond to someone.

To step on, stamp, or pedal; to belittle; to continuously work non-stop; to enter.

Color, appearance, or applause.

To procure, purchase, or buy goods on a large scale.

A decorated parade float.

Plucking the greens; a lion dance ritual where the performer plucks a lettuce to symbolize making money.

Plucking the greens; a traditional lion dance ritual of retrieving green vegetables to symbolize wealth.

To adopt, choose, or employ (such as a measure, policy, or stance).

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採取行動采取行动

To take action or to move on a particular issue.

To extract, mine, or produce natural resources from the ground.

Color Doppler imaging; a color ultrasound scan.

A quarry, stope, or open-cut mine.

Colored ribbon.

Paintball; a gelatin capsule containing non-toxic, water-soluble dye used in paintball games.

A clownish, usually ugly female role in Chinese opera.

An Easter egg in a movie, either a hidden detail or a post-credits bonus scene.

Festive lantern used as a decoration during traditional festivals.

Colour television; a TV set capable of displaying colour images.

To pick or pluck flowers.

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採花賊采花贼

A serial rapist or a thief who steals flowers.

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採花大盜采花大盗

A notorious or serial rapist, especially one in martial arts fiction or folklore.

To fell trees; to log or harvest timber.

To cover, report on, or gather news about an event; to interview someone for a news story.

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採訪記者采访记者

Reporter; journalist.

To collect local cultural material, such as recording folk songs or taking photos.

To scout or select a location for filming or photography.

To pick, gather, or select.

A bridal sedan chair used in traditional Chinese weddings.

Painted stork (Mycteria leucocephala).

To excavate, mine, or extract resources.

To get natural light, such as through a window into a building.

Color film, or a lottery ticket.

Pink or orange-tinged clouds in the sky at sunrise or sunset.

Choi Hung, an area in Kowloon, Hong Kong centered around Choi Hung Estate.

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Rainbow bee-eater (Merops ornatus); a bird species.

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彩虹鸚鵡彩虹鹦鹉

Coconut lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus), a species of parrot.

Lottery ticket.

To print in color; or to photocopy in color.

To extract oil, or the process of oil extraction.

Brightly colored clothes.

To take a sample; sampling.

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採樣率采样率

Sampling rate; the number of samples of a signal taken per second.

To adopt, employ, or use something selected.

To select and purchase goods; to procure or source items.

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採購員采购员

Purchasing agent; buyer.

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採購商采购商

Purchasing agent, buyer, or procurement specialist.