Cantonese words starting with C

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Cao Yu, a prominent twentieth-century Chinese dramatist.

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曹餘章曹余章

Cao Yuzhang (1924-1996), modern writer and publisher, author of Tales from 5000 Years of Chinese History.

Cao County, a county in Heze City, Shandong Province, China.

Cao Kun, a Chinese warlord and politician active during the early Republic of China.

Molar; back tooth.

Cao Wei, the state and dynasty of the Three Kingdoms period established by Cao Pi in 220 and replaced by Jin in 265.

Cao Pi, a historical figure of the Three Kingdoms period who became the first emperor of Cao Wei.

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To keep making noise, shouting, or speaking loudly.

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嘈生曬嘈生晒

Extremely noisy; making a huge racket or din.

Cao Can (died 190 BC), Han dynasty general and politician who served as its second chancellor.

To be woken up by noise.

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Cao Xueqin, a Qing dynasty writer and accepted author of A Dream of Red Mansions.

A feeding trough in a stable.

To transport grain or goods to the capital via water routes.

Noisy, clamorous, or cacophonous; a loud and chaotic mixture of voices or sounds.

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嘈雜聲嘈杂声

Noisy sound; hubbub; clamor.

Cao Zhi, a famous poet and calligrapher of the Three Kingdoms period and son of Cao Cao.

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曹靖華曹靖华

Cao Jinghua (1897-1987), translator from Russian, professor of Peking University, and essayist.

To step with the right foot, or to take small steps.

To promote, urge, or hasten; to increase the speed of an action.

To be neat, orderly, careful, or prudent.

To tie up, bind, or bundle loose things together.

Name of a river in Shanxi province.

The accumulation or flow of water; to foster or tolerate.

Livestock; domestic animals bred and kept by humans.

Lofty, towering, or rising straight up sharply.

To crowd or gather together, or a classifier for bunched objects.

The sound of rustling leaves or falling petals, or dense vegetation.

To accumulate, store, or save up.

To tremble with fear.

To touch, contact, or encounter.

Careful, cautious, or smooth.

To knit one's brows; to frown or hesitate.

To kick, tread on, or leap.

Speed or velocity.

Dirty, narrow-minded, or small; also can mean to reorganize or be cautious.

To bind, control, shackle, or restrict something within certain limits.

Livestock and poultry products, or the livestock industry.

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畜產品畜产品

Animal products; commodities derived from domesticated animals.

To formally urge or request an authority or organization to take action.

Rustling or pattering sound; also describing tears streaming or trickling down.

Very quickly; in a hurry; at once.

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速速磅唔好兩頭望速速磅唔好两头望

Pay up; a common expression telling someone to quickly hand over money.

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To hand over the money quickly.

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簌簌發抖簌簌发抖

Shivering or trembling violently.

Express delivery; courier service for sending mail or goods quickly.

蓄電池蓄电池

Storage battery; a general term for a chemical battery that can be recharged and reused.

速調管速调管

Klystron; an electron tube used to generate or amplify high frequency radio waves.

Speed or velocity.

速度計速度计