Cantonese words starting with C
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束脩
cuk1 sau1(literary) salary of a private tutor
束手
cuk1 sau2to have one's hands tied; unable to do anything about it
束手待斃束手待毙
cuk1 sau2 doi6 bai6to wait helplessly for death (idiom)
束手待死
cuk1 sau2 doi6 sei2hands tied and expecting the worst
束手無策束手无策
cuk1 sau2 mou4 caak3(idiom) No idea how to deal with a situation, problem etc.
速手排
cuk1 sau2 paai4gears (in a car)
束手就斃束手就毙
cuk1 sau2 zau6 bai6hands tied and expecting the worst
束手就擒
cuk1 sau2 zau6 kam4lit. to submit to having one's hands tied and being taken prisoner (idiom)
速寫速写
cuk1 se2quick sketch
簇射
cuk1 se6shower (radiation, particle, etc)
速射
cuk1 se6rapid-fire
蓄水
cuk1 seoi2water storage
蓄水池
cuk1 seoi2 ci4water reservoir
促使
cuk1 si2(verb) Stimulate
速食
cuk1 sik6(of food) fast; instant
速食店
cuk1 sik6 dim3fast food shop
速食麵速食面
cuk1 sik6 min6instant noodles
束線帶束线带
cuk1 sin3 daai2cable tie
促聲促声
cuk1 sing1entering tone (synonym of 入聲|入声[ru4 sheng1])
速勝速胜
cuk1 sing3rapid victory
促成
cuk1 sing4to facilitate; to help bring about
速成
cuk1 sing4(noun) Quick Input Method
促銷促销
cuk1 siu1to promote sales
蓄鬚明志蓄须明志
cuk1 sou1 ming4 zi3to grow a beard as a symbol of one's determination (as Mei Lanfang 梅蘭芳|梅兰芳[Mei2 Lan2 fang1] growing a beard and refusing to perform for the Japanese)
促退
cuk1 teoi3to hinder progress
速滑
cuk1 waat6speed skating
促進促进
cuk1 zeon3(verb) Enhance
束之高閣束之高阁
cuk1 zi1 gou1 gok3tied up in a bundle on a high shelf; no longer a high priority
促織促织
cuk1 zik1cricket (insect)
蓄積蓄积
cuk1 zik1to accumulate; to store up
速戰速战
cuk1 zin3do something quickly
速戰速決速战速决
cuk1 zin3 cuk1 kyut3(idiom) to adopt a blitzkrieg strategy; to resolve sth in the shortest time possible
束裝束装
cuk1 zong1to bundle up (one's possessions for a journey)
傭佣
cung1to be equal
充
cung1to fill; to fulfill; substitute; full; to serve as
匆
cung1hurried
忡
cung1grieved; sad
憧
cung1irresolute; indecisive
樅枞
cung1fir tree
沖冲
cung1(of water) to dash against; to infuse; to flush; to rise in the air; to collide with; to neutralise; to wash away
翀
cung1soar
聰聪
cung1(literary) acute (of hearing)
茺
cung1motherwort
蔥葱
cung1scallion; pale green
衝冲
cung1thoroughfare; to rush; to charge ahead; to offset; direct towards; to be in conflict with; with full steam; very blunt
衷
cung1inner feelings; impartial; heart; to encircle; happy; loyal
沖壓冲压
cung1 aat3(Tw) see 衝壓|冲压[chong4 ya1]
沖盃茶冲杯茶
cung1 bui1 caa4to make a cup of tea [written and colloquial]
沖茶冲茶
cung1 caa4brew tea
沖刷冲刷
cung1 caat3to cleanse; to scour; to erode
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