Cantonese words starting with C
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caang1 sei2
撐死撑死
full to the point of bursting
caang1 syun4
撐船撑船
punting a boat
caang1 teng5
撐艇撑艇
noun; Punt a boat
caang1 teng5 zai2
撐艇仔撑艇仔
noun; Punt a boat; or Kangxi radical 162 "辵"
caang1 toi4 goek3
撐枱腳撑枱脚
two people having a meal together; a couple going on a date to a restaurant
caang2
橙
(fruit) orange
caang2 baan1 ci3 lau5 ang1
橙斑翅柳鶯橙斑翅柳莺
(bird species of China) buff-barred warbler (Phylloscopus pulcher)
caang2 ci3 cou3 mei4
橙翅噪鶥橙翅噪鹛
(bird species of China) Elliot's laughingthrush (Trochalopteron elliotii)
caang2 fuk1 jip6 bei1
橙腹葉鵯橙腹叶鹎
(bird species of China) orange-bellied leafbird (Chloropsis hardwickii)
caang2 hung1 gei1 jung1
橙胸姬鶲橙胸姬鹟
(bird species of China) rufous-gorgeted flycatcher (Ficedula strophiata)
caang2 hung1 luk6 kau1
橙胸綠鳩橙胸绿鸠
(bird species of China) orange-breasted green pigeon (Treron bicinctus)
caang2 hung1 ngaau5 gyun1
橙胸咬鵑橙胸咬鹃
(bird species of China) orange-breasted trogon (Harpactes oreskios)
caang2 hung4 sik1
橙紅色橙红色
red-orange color
caang2 pei4
橙皮
orange peel
caang2 pei4 gwo2 zoeng3
橙皮果醬橙皮果酱
(orange) marmalade
caang2 pei4 man4
橙皮紋橙皮纹
cellulite
caang2 sik1
橙色
orange (color)
caang2 sik1 dik1
橙色的
orange colour [written]
caang2 sik1 zai1
橙色劑橙色剂
Agent Orange (herbicide)
caang2 sik1 zin3 zai1
橙色戰劑橙色战剂
Agent Orange (herbicide)
caang2 tau4 dei6 dung1
橙頭地鶇橙头地鸫
(bird species of China) orange-headed thrush (Geokichla citrina)
caang2 wong4
橙黃橙黄
orange yellow; chrome yellow
caang2 wong4 sik1
橙黃色橙黄色
gamboge, a pale orange color
caang2 zai1
橙劑橙剂
Agent Orange (herbicide)
caang2 zap1
橙汁
orange juice
caang2 zi2
橙子
orange
caang3 dou3 hang4
撐到恆撑到恒
to hang tough; to stand one's ground [colloquial]
caang3 hang4
撐行撑行
to hang tough; to stand one's ground [colloquial]
caang3 keoi5
撐拒撑拒
to resist; to sustain
caang3 mun4 min6
撐門面撑门面
to keep up appearances
caang3 sei2 daam2 daai6 dik1, ngo6 sei2 daam2 siu2 dik1
撐死膽大的，餓死膽小的撑死胆大的，饿死胆小的
fullness for the bold, famine for the timid (idiom)
caang3 toi2 goek3
撐檯腳撑台脚
to go on a meal date with another person (loved one or anyone)
caang4
傖伧
low fellow; rude
caang4 gai1
倀雞伥鸡
cranky; unruly; forceful; unreasonable [colloquial]
caang4 gai1
傖雞伧鸡
bitchy
caang4 gai1
棖雞枨鸡
(adjective) used to describe a woman who is rowdy; unruly, incontrollable; shrewish
caang4 gai1 po4
傖雞婆伧鸡婆
bitchy female
caang4 ngaan5
𥋇眼
dazzle the eyes [colloquial]
caap3
插
(Cantonese); to have sex; to stab
caap3
鍤锸
spade; a marking pin
caap3 bat1 soeng5 sau2
插不上手
to be unable to intervene
caap3 bo3
插播
to interrupt (a radio or TV program) with a commercial insert, breaking news etc
caap3 bo3 gwong2 gou3
插播廣告插播广告
slot advertisement; splash ad
caap3 bou2
插補插补
interpolation (math.)
caap3 ci3 naan4 fei1
插翅難飛插翅难飞
lit. even given wings, you couldn't fly (idiom); fig. impossible to escape
caap3 cou4
插槽
slot
caap3 daai3
插戴
a woman's head ornament; to wear (an ornament) on the head
caap3 deoi2
插隊插队
to cut in line; to live on a rural community (during the Cultural Revolution)
caap3 faa1
插花
flower arranging
caap3 fo1 daa2 wan6
插科打諢插科打诨
to include impromptu comic material in opera performance (idiom); to jest