Cantonese words starting with C

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Salary of a private tutor.

To have one's hands tied, rendering one helpless and unable to take action.

cuk1 sau2 doi6 bai6

束手待斃束手待毙

To tie one's own hands and wait for death; to resign oneself to defeat without making any effort.

cuk1 sau2 doi6 sei2

To have one's hands tied and helplessly wait for death or the worst to happen.

cuk1 sau2 mou4 caak3

束手無策束手无策

At one's wits' end; completely unable to find a way to solve a problem.

cuk1 sau2 paai4

Manual transmission; gears in a manual car.

cuk1 sau2 zau6 bai6

束手就斃束手就毙

To fold one's hands and wait for death; to submit to one's fate without putting up a fight.

cuk1 sau2 zau6 kam4

To allow oneself to be caught or controlled without putting up any resistance.

Croquis; a quick sketch or drawing technique that focuses on rapidly capturing a subject from life.

Shower; a cascade of secondary radiation or particles.

Rapid fire; to shoot rapidly.

To store water, or the storage of water itself.

Water reservoir; a pond, tank, or basin for storing water.

To urge, impel, or prompt someone to do something; to accelerate or precipitate an event.

Fast food, convenience food, or food that can be prepared quickly.

Fast food restaurant

速食麵速食面

Instant noodles

cuk1 sin3 daai2

束線帶束线带

Cable tie; zip tie.

Entering tone; a checked tone in Chinese phonology ending in a stop consonant.

To win a quick victory; to achieve a rapid win.

To facilitate, bring about, or help to realize an event or cooperation.

Simplified Cangjie, a simplified version of the Cangjie Chinese character input method.

To promote sales; to stimulate the sales volume of goods.

cuk1 sou1 ming4 zi3

蓄鬚明志蓄须明志

To grow a beard as a symbol of one's determination.

To hinder, delay, or hold back progress.

To promote, advance, or facilitate a process, helping it develop more quickly.

cuk1 zi1 gou1 gok3

束之高閣束之高阁

To shelve or put aside; to suspend a project or lay a matter aside.

Cricket; the insect.

To accumulate or store up.

To do something quickly or wage a quick war.

cuk1 zin3 cuk1 kyut3

速戰速決速战速决

To settle a matter quickly; to finish something swiftly and decisively.

To pack up one's belongings or bundle up possessions in preparation for a journey.

An employee, particularly a domestic helper or housemaid.

To fill; to charge.

Hurried, rushed, or in a haste.

Grieved; sad; anxious.

Irresolute, indecisive, or hesitant.

Fir tree; any conifer of the genus Abies.

To rinse, flush, or wash using a rapid stream of water.

To soar or fly high.

Hearing or the ability to hear.

Motherwort; a medicinal herb.

Scallion, green onion, or spring onion; also a pale green color.

To rush or dash forward in a specific direction, usually as an abrupt movement.

One's inner feelings, heart, or sincere thoughts.

To stamp, press, or punch metal or other materials using a machine.

cung1 bui1 caa4

沖盃茶冲杯茶

To brew or make a cup of tea.

To make, brew, or steep tea.

To wash, scour, or erode with running water.